Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Environmental Assessment On Proposed Pa’ina Hawaii Irradiator Deficient
The draft environmental assessment issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on the proposed Pa’ina Hawaii Irradiator seemed to minimize out of hand some of the concerns that have been expressed regarding the construction of this proposed facility.
The NRC seemed to rely almost exclusively on information and data supplied by the operator of the proposed facility. There was not independent research or comprehensive modeling conducted by the NRC to evaluate the potential damage the facility could sustain from a major catastrophic event at this particular site. For example, one of the source documents cited by the NRC was a 2003 inspection report it conducted of an irradiator constructed in Pennsylvania that has since closed. Because of the unique seismic and meteorological conditions which could impact the proposed facility, the findings of that 2003 report are probably irrelevant.
The proximity of this proposed facility to the Honolulu Airport should have prompted the NRC to conduct an in-depth assessment of the impact of an airplane crash – whether accidental or intentional – into the proposed facility. Instead, the NRC breezily dismissed those concerns with only a cursory analysis.
Please read more:
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/food/foodirradiation/u-s-food-irradiation/honolulu-facility-1/nrc-environmental-assessment-deficient
Please also see:
Legacy of Radiation Illness Stirs Objection to Nevada Bomb Test
Blast Won't Be Nuclear, but Many Fear Contaminated Dust
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/06/AR2007020601606_pf.html
Indigenous Peoples Call for Global Ban on Uranium Mining
http://americas.irc-online.org/amcit/3963
Hiroshima, the pictures they didn't want us to see
http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2007/02/hiroshima-pictures-they-didnt-want-us_05.html
Divine Strake: Here We Go, Again! + UPDATES
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=3049&blz=1
Indigenous World Uranium Summit Honors Nuclear Free Heroes,
a report by Brenda Norrell
Chinese uranium whistleblower honored on Navajo Nation
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2902&blz=1
DECLARATION OF THE INDIGENOUS WORLD URANIUM SUMMIT
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2901&blz=1
The draft environmental assessment issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on the proposed Pa’ina Hawaii Irradiator seemed to minimize out of hand some of the concerns that have been expressed regarding the construction of this proposed facility.
The NRC seemed to rely almost exclusively on information and data supplied by the operator of the proposed facility. There was not independent research or comprehensive modeling conducted by the NRC to evaluate the potential damage the facility could sustain from a major catastrophic event at this particular site. For example, one of the source documents cited by the NRC was a 2003 inspection report it conducted of an irradiator constructed in Pennsylvania that has since closed. Because of the unique seismic and meteorological conditions which could impact the proposed facility, the findings of that 2003 report are probably irrelevant.
The proximity of this proposed facility to the Honolulu Airport should have prompted the NRC to conduct an in-depth assessment of the impact of an airplane crash – whether accidental or intentional – into the proposed facility. Instead, the NRC breezily dismissed those concerns with only a cursory analysis.
Please read more:
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/food/foodirradiation/u-s-food-irradiation/honolulu-facility-1/nrc-environmental-assessment-deficient
Please also see:
Legacy of Radiation Illness Stirs Objection to Nevada Bomb Test
Blast Won't Be Nuclear, but Many Fear Contaminated Dust
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/06/AR2007020601606_pf.html
Indigenous Peoples Call for Global Ban on Uranium Mining
http://americas.irc-online.org/amcit/3963
Hiroshima, the pictures they didn't want us to see
http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2007/02/hiroshima-pictures-they-didnt-want-us_05.html
Divine Strake: Here We Go, Again! + UPDATES
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=3049&blz=1
Indigenous World Uranium Summit Honors Nuclear Free Heroes,
a report by Brenda Norrell
Chinese uranium whistleblower honored on Navajo Nation
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2902&blz=1
DECLARATION OF THE INDIGENOUS WORLD URANIUM SUMMIT
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2901&blz=1