Comments on: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, OH MY! Challenges In The Radiation World http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/09/alpha-beta-gamma-oh-my-challenges-in-the-radiation-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alpha-beta-gamma-oh-my-challenges-in-the-radiation-world EPA's Blog About Our World Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dawn Junkins http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/09/alpha-beta-gamma-oh-my-challenges-in-the-radiation-world/comment-page-1/#comment-47149 Dawn Junkins Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:33:13 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1095#comment-47149 Greetings Dr. Diaz,
Enjoyed your article. I couldn’t agree more with you. We need more individuals educated about radiation who can reach the masses. I learned by getting radiated unintentionally. Sometimes it felt like I was being microwaved. Radiation is a very fascinating occurrence. It is never boring and always interesting.
Fondly, Dawn M Junkins

]]> By: Michael E. Bailey http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/09/alpha-beta-gamma-oh-my-challenges-in-the-radiation-world/comment-page-1/#comment-21261 Michael E. Bailey Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:04:50 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1095#comment-21261 It sounds like you have a great job. I am glad that EPA views pollution from uranium mines and mills as something important that needs to be addressed. The issue of spent fuel rods and out of commission nuclear generator cores is still a very important one in need of a permanent disposal solution. The facility that takes this waste for permenant disposal will have to be both well regulated and well guarded. Nuclear plants will need to close if for no other reason than the temporary solution of storing spent fuel rods on site in holding ponds is rapidly running out of space at the plants. I can also remember the 1960s and 1970s going to school in elementary and junior high school. We had duck and cover drills all the time. My junior high school was across the street from a fire station, and they tested the air raid siren a couple of times a year. I’m glad the Cold War is over. Best wishes, Michael E. Bailey.

]]> By: Jackenson Durand http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/09/alpha-beta-gamma-oh-my-challenges-in-the-radiation-world/comment-page-1/#comment-21240 Jackenson Durand Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:18:29 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1095#comment-21240 Studying Earth Eco-systemic and Bio-diversity brings us to understand the wonderful world of Radiation, when Scientists have being discover in Hawaii in the hot water bubble magmatic, microorganisms conductor of electricity ionic building together by forming Radioactivity, that is cool for us.

]]> By: Janet Palma http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/09/alpha-beta-gamma-oh-my-challenges-in-the-radiation-world/comment-page-1/#comment-21238 Janet Palma Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:33:21 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=1095#comment-21238 Dr. Diaz,
A noble area of expertise. I am currently reading the book Uranium by Tom Zoellner. Much of the basic information, I already knew, but to know how strongly the government insisted on and approved widescale open nuclear testing in the late 40s and 50s is quite amazing. I still remember growing up with “duck and cover” and those black and yellow signs.

Janet

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