To deliberately release cancer causing agents into the environment and expose people, through handling, transportation and disposal, to a cesium or cobalt food irradiation source is to increase sources and exposures which cause cancer. I think that is pretty foolish in a society that already has a seriously increasing cancer rate. The problems result from the inability of our society to handle the problems spawned by our technology. Therefore, a lot of things are important. I would put very high on the list support for those scientists that are willing to help the public.
Scientists are basically parasites or dependent people.
They are being funded by industry or government. Ordinary citizens do not have the expertise of scientists available to them. Therefore, they have to demand science aid in the same way they had to demand legal aid. You can't function in a legal system without a lawyer because it's too complicated. Likewise, you cannot function in today's scientific and technologically orientated society without science aid.