Emails to CERN Council - requests for halt and discussion with critics

These emails were sent (unfortunately) just before the morning of, or the day before, the CERN Council meeting of 18 March. The first email, which emphasises neglects in the approach of LSAG (and other CERN safety reviews) was sent via the CERN Secretariat to those CERN Council members who are not listed as CERN physicists; the second concentrates on dangers on the basis of Plaga’s scenario and was sent directly to CERN physicists (who have their email addresses disclosed) and who are members of the Council. The second download/attachment incl corrections (some CERN members who informed of them)
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Dear Council members

Please consider the arguments in the attachment, and review whether it really makes sense at this time, to continue to unprecedented collider energies, given the detailed arguments that have been variously put forward, yet which have either not been responded to or have been misunderstood, by LSAG. This attachment concerns these neglects, expresses great concern over the reported ‘zero risk statement’ policy and summarises the various unaddressed arguments.

Hoping this will be seriously considered,

For, now, the world could be in your hands, this appears to be the power you have

In spirit of mutual and careful consideration of risk
Regards

Eric Penrose (BSc)
and supported by
Marc Fassnacht, coordinator of http://www.achtphasen/net
(this website includes much discussion over LHC risk in both German and English).

copies of this email will be sent to:

CERN Finance committee chairnan
CERN Safety Commission
UNESCO

Scientific American (editor)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK)

Toby Ord Oxford Future of Humanity Intitute
Prof J Kitzinger Director of Research: Risk, science, health and media Research Group, Cardiff Univ., UK
Prof Hutter, Professor of Risk Regulation, Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, LSE, UK

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Dear CERN Council President, Vice-President and Secretary

I request that before the CERN Council meeting of Thursday March 18, you consider the paper below, and thereby reflect in relation to planned increases in collision energy at the LHC.

Please see attachment for better formatting. Cc’s given at end of email.

In hope that this will be seriously considered.

My regards
Eric

Copies of this email will be sent to:

Other CERN Council members (physicists) incl Director, President and vice President.
CERN Finance Committee Chairman
LSAG

UNESCO

Scientific American (editor)
Royal Society (UK)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK)
PUGWASH Foundation (London)
Toby Ord, Oxford Univ. Future of Humanity Institute.

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The Email copies will be sent in subsequent days.

Eric Penrose

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