Another black eye for GA

What bothers me is that your homeowner's insurance won't cover you, the
plant operator won't cover you, the plant insurance won't cover you, the
state won't cover you, and the federal government won't cover you. However,
should there be a significant release of radioactivity, you WILL be
prevented from going back to your property indefinitely, and you WILL be
obligated to continue paying your mortgage AND even insurance premiums!

It is not right that homeowners take the risk while the plant operators make
the profit. They have their plant insured so they will come out of an
accident ok, while thousands of families will be ruined. When the plant
owners cover the homeowners for the loss resulting from a major accident I
will begin to feel like they will take some care to make sure everything can
be done to assure safety.




"Neil Gould" wrote in message
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Recently, Bruce Bockius posted:

"Neil Gould" wrote in message
Had that gone far enough that the operating pressure
caused the lid to fracture, a good portion of Northern Ohio would
have been in deep trouble.

That statement is as accurate as CBS's assesment of the dangers posed
by general aviation. I am continually amazed by people that get upset
when people who don't know anything about general aviation
irrationally express fear of it, but then turn around and do the exact
same about something they don't know about.

I am not a nuclear scientist, nor do I play one on TV. But, my background
in engineering does make this scenario one worthy of attention. So. Given
that the threats posed by GA are near to nil, and as I live in Northern
Ohio (and downwind from this plant), I'd be greatly relieved to know how
the release of radioactive steam and the resultant inability to cool the
reactor is not a problem. Both of these consequences have been stated by
the investigators. So, if you, in fact, know differently, enlighten me,
please.

Neil

"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message . net...

It is not right that homeowners take the risk while the plant operators make
the profit. They have their plant insured so they will come out of an
accident ok, while thousands of families will be ruined. When the plant
owners cover the homeowners for the loss resulting from a major accident I
will begin to feel like they will take some care to make sure everything can
be done to assure safety.

Is there some kind of law that I don't know about that would make
the plant operators not responsible for damage to others property?
Why do you assume that they will come out OK because their plant is
insured. In real life, I would imagine that the homeowners would sue
them right out of business and everyone would be equally screwed.
There are no winners in a nuclear accident.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)