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June 29, 2004 |
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| THE WORLD GROWS MORE NUCLEAR EACH YEAR | |
| Strathmore Minerals Consulting Geologist Forecasts More Nuclear Power Plants | |
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map source: http://www.uic.com.au/uran.htm
Will nuclear energy make you healthier? StockInterview’s Andy Barrett continues his four-part interview with Wyoming legislator, David Miller, who is also an expert on uranium exploration and a consulting geologist to Strathmore Minerals (OTC BB: STHJF; Toronto Venture Exchange: STM). During the interview, Mr. Miller defends the health and safety aspects of uranium and nuclear energy. Statistics and independent expert commentary support Mr. Miller’s statements.
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How big of a stride has nuclear power made in the world? David Miller: There are 435 reactors in the world, of which 103 are in the U.S. There are 35 under construction right now in China, Taiwan, India, Brazil, and Eastern Europe. The average nuclear power plant costs about $5 billion to build. The sum cost of that has to be amortized over the life of the plant. The original life was for 20 or 30 years. The NRC is re-licensing a number of these that were licensed in the 1950s for another twenty years. StockInterview: Doesn’t the concept of uranium as a nuclear energy source frighten people? David Miller: Uranium is one of those things that is naturally present on earth. Frankly, it is quite abundant compared to many of the other metals, especially the precious metals. The silver and gold number far less than the uranium atoms in the earth’s crust. Over billions of years, uranium naturally decays and ultimately ends up as lead. The radiation from uranium is just another natural phenomenon, like heat. Obviously, we all like about 70 -75 degrees Fahrenheit as a temperature for our bodies. But when we cook food in our stoves, the temperature is 400 degrees. That’s not good for life. If you crawl into your oven, you’ll be toast. The facts on radiation confirm that a little bit of radiation can be healthy for you. We’re all exposed to radiation in the environment. Clearly, too much radiation is bad for you, just like too much heat is bad for you. StockInterview: You believe a ‘little bit’ of radiation isn’t bad for someone’s body? David Miller: As radiation levels go up, at some point too much radiation kills you. At lower levels, it appears to enhance the health of a person. There’s even a physicist at the University of Pittsburgh, Bernard Cohen, who has studied the effects of radiation on the body. His theory – and actual proof that he’s come up with – is low levels of radiation enhance the immune system of the body and lowers cancer rate. Editor's Note: Based upon Mr. Miller’s previous comments, our staff researched Dr. Cohen’s statements. Excerpts are as follows from an interview with the physicist.
StockInterview: What about those who work in the nuclear industry? Aren’t they at tremendous risk for cancer? David Miller: I think if you look at the nuclear industry, people that are exposed to radiation throughout their life, you’ll find nuclear industry workers are generally far healthier than the general population. I think there are statistics that show that. The bottom line is this: The public isn’t getting the real facts on radiation. It makes as much sense as to associate nuclear with bomb as it does electric with chair. StockInterview: Does nuclear energy then actually help people live longer: David Miller: Look this research: http://www.cgfi.org/materials/articles/2004/feb_19_04.htm Editor’s Note: There is now a substantial body of evidence which has been previously presented by Luckey(1), Sugahara(2) and Calabrese(3) indicating that low level radiation actually stimulates our biological defense mechanisms to work on our behalf. An early hint of this phenomenon came with detailed studies of those living near World War II atomic bomb blasts. At points distant from the blasts where radiation was minimal but existent, leukemia deaths among A-bomb survivors was below normal, while as expected, closer to the blast where radiation was high, leukemia deaths rose well above normal. References: 1- Luckey, T.D. Radiation Hormesis. CRC PRESS, Boca Raton,FL. 1991 2- Sugahara,T; Sagan,L.A.; Aoyama, T. Low dose irradiation and biological defense mechanisms. Amsterdam: Excerpta Medica: 1992. 3- Calabrese, E.J.Biological effects of low level exposures to chemicals and radiation. CRC Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL. 1994. For the entire article, please click here: http://www.junkscience.com/news/lehr.html http://www.atomicinsights.com/may95/plutonium_eff.html "From the World Health Organization’s website, on the effects of depleted uranium on the human body:
On average, approximately 90 µg (micrograms) of uranium exists in the human body from normal intakes of water, food and air. About 66% is found in the skeleton, 16% in the liver, 8% in the kidneys and 10% in other tissues.
Click here for the entire page: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs257/en/
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Don't miss the rest of series of interviews with David Miller..... David Miller
Consultant info@strathmoreminerals.com Mr. Miller, is a minerals industry expert in exploration, acquisition and operations. His primary focus has been on uranium, coal bed methane and gold. David worked with Cogema, the second largest producer of uranium in the world, the last 4 as its chief geologist for in-situ operations in the US. Mr. Miller has over 25 years of experience in exploration and acquisition of uranium properties. Mr. Miller has consulted in uranium exploration, deposits, mining, and "in-situ" recovery for the IAEA. Mr. Miller is also an elected member of the Wyoming Legislature, committee assignments include Minerals and the Energy Council.
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