Ask anyone
in the Anti-nuclear movement about Plutonium.
They'll tell you that
Plutonium is the the most deadly, poisonous and life threatening
element on the planet. A whiff or possibly a cut or wound infected
with a mere trace of Plutonium and then – that's it. Finito. Bye bye. Farewell.
These beliefs, as stated
above, are just utter bollocks. And scientifically proven utter bollocks at that.
Let me try and prove it
to you.
Of course I could (but won't) cite
the many empirical examples of folk who in the early days used to
carry (by hand – no gloves) plutonium from one room to another.
Or how at the opening of Calder Hall in 1957 Her Majesty the Queen was handed a small slab of Plutonium in a plastic bag so she could see what it felt like.
So what actual scientific proof can I
provide – other than another 4 or 5 anecdotal stories of Plutonium
encounters?
Well, there is the
Plutonium Man.
Or more precisely Dr
Eric Voice.
Eric Voice was a
dedicated anti-nuclear (weapons) campaigner and also a leading
scientist in the development of the UK's nuclear power industry (that
is before we in the UK threw it all away).
He died some years ago
of Motor Neurone disease aged 80.
Eric Voice was appalled
by the lies, innuendo, fear mongering and hysteria surrounding the
supposed effects of Plutonium. So he (and others) devised an rigorous
scientific experiment in which Eric Voice would be the primary Guinea
Pig.
This carefully
structured experiment (that actually lasted through till his death)
involved Voice being exposed to (initially) injected Plutonium and
then inhaled Plutonium. While Dr Voice was the lead “Guinea Pig”
in this experiment 10 other individuals bravely put their names
forward and also took part in the experiment. To this day they remain
anonymous.
None of the
participants suffered any ill effects.
No doubt this did not
sit well with the press or the vested interest groups. Today they still lie to you and promote the belief that a whiff of plutonium (let
alone getting it in the blood stream) is terminal.
Yet they know
about Eric Voice. Yet they never mention him. Its just too
embarrassing.
Lets face it the
anti-nuclear movement and their prostitutes in the press never let
the truth get in the way of a lurid story.
We have got to throw off this stupid medieval anti-nuclear superstition that infects us. Being scared of our own shadow really does diminish us all.
Here are a couple of
obituaries on Dr Eric Voice. A true scientist, humanitarian and a great guy.
Environmentalists For Nuclear Obituary
Some details of the experiment can be found here
Nuclear Engineering International - A human approach to the study of Plutonium
Some details of the experiment can be found here
Nuclear Engineering International - A human approach to the study of Plutonium
