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Show Page ten Sational Enterprise , June 9, 1976 Will Environmentalists Repeal the Nuclear Age? continued from page Three trate extortion upon the public than to build a plutonium bomb, he said. Yet another fear is the belief that one pound of plutonium atomized into the air would cause one billion cases of lung cancer. What about the nuclear ground tests in Nevada during the 50s? Finlayson asks. Only 10 percent of the fuel, went into the reaction. What happened to the other 90 percent? It fell back to Earth, fears. At issue, beneath all the rhetoric and debate about the safety and desirability of nuclear power, is the question of growth - no growth. His introduction to the real issue came four years ago, Finlayson said, when he heard environmentalist Hamilton Hiss concede he could find nothing environmentally objectionable to geothermal power. He opposed it, he said, because develop- - and following wind patterns, landed over Nevada, Utah and Colorado. Obviously, there have been nowhere near that kind of incidence of lung cancer. He dismisses the assertion calling it just another "scare tactic. Underlying Reasons But these are only surface Security Brokers, Dealers, Corporate Officials, Attorneys. w ment meant more growth. A great many people are concerned that we cannot sustain the present rate of By limiting our growth. source of power (natural resources) they can check that growth, Finlayson said. A decentralized form of government, and varied and independent' business will automatically produce economic growth, he asserts. Environmentalists, therefore, will work for centralized decision making by eliminating the distinction between the 50 states and nationalizing all the nations business. (Ralph Nader has already suggested large corporations be required to obtain their charter from the federal government and talk of nationalizing the oil industry flows freely. 'Division of the country into regions of associations of governments is already working to centralize decision making.) Broker Deals? Set Up Barrier Transactions But is more difficult to achieve than the environmentalists might suspect. A barrier would have to surround the entire country in no-grow- th Death of Kaiparowitz, coal lease moratoriums, and now possible moratoriums on nuclear power plants are examples of their work. Finlayson is to quick distinguish, however, tween those who are genuinely concerned about preserving the environment and those who use the environmental cause to disguise non-grow- th motives. Most disturbing was a statement made by Sherm Janke in a debate with Finlayson April 1 on Salt Lake TV station, KUTV: Weve got to get rid of capitalism in order to obtain no growth. No, unless they overthrow the government, the environmentalists wont repeal the nuclear age, Finlayson said. And thats all the more reason we should continue with nuclear power and perfect its safety. The rest of the world isnt going to stop nuclear power if we do, he said. Russia, with its breeder reactor in operation now for three years, is already ten years ahead of us. England is order to protect employment ready to operate theirs. from immigrants. And Frances has been operating imports would have to be for two years. Gtmany and cancelled since imported Japan broke ground for reactgoods meant someone was ors last year. Germany startdeprived a job in producing ed her second this spring. that product. If imports are Whether we like it or eliminated, we will seriously stifle if not shut off entirely not, were going to be surthe growth of all Thrid World rounded by nuclear reactors. And they're, not as concerned nations. with safety as we are. They There are two alternatives, Finlayson said, take use only the safety technology it to the publi- c- which would they can get from us. 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