EIS-0113_Section_11 - Hanford Site

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COMMENTS ON APPENDIX C
METHOD FOR CALCULATING NONRADIOLOGICAL INJURIES
AND ILLNESSES AND AND NONRADIOLOCICAL FATALITIES
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— Vehicul ar accidents, in which project-related comadiolrglcal materials
shipments and related it ms smt w orkers ere involved In mllisiore with
members of the general pubRC ( drivers or pedestrians) in ne ar by
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Appendix G states on page GA that Its F urnace is to describe methods used "to estimate
Postulated mma rli.1,1cal injuries and Ulnes es and n ... dialogical fctab ties associated
wi sh each alterna ti ve analysed in this EIS." This appendix sets for th ri ve (5) categorles,
of .....diolcglral Injuri es, libusees, and fata lities m follows:'
• Oommot mOl injury associated with acteal work environment;
Occuaeti ... I illn es s re lated to workplace co nditions in which worke rs
contract acute or chro ni c disease which may . l e, caused by Inhelatlon,
absorp tion, Ingestion, or other d ir ect contact,
• Lost workdays due to occupa tional injury or illness;
— Other acci de nts stemming from generally Increased economic activity.
• P roperty damage reculdnif from local or regional vehicular accidents
involving mmmut1W employees, nomadiologicnl materials shipments, and
membe rs of the general pub lic within the vicinity of the project sites.
• Increased a trborne nomedlolrgical emissions from Increased vehi cu l ar trofflc
In the study area.
Data m local/regional traf fic volumes, acci de nt frequency, and
VansporGHm injuri es and famlities should be provided in Appendix G or
Appendix R to armport further analysis of such impacts.
• Recordable c ases involving Occupational Injury or illness, Including death; g, Table C.3 provides data on incidence rat es used for repository construc ti on and
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operation activities. Date for "underground mining" is 8.37 injuries and Monsoon
p ar 100 workeryeers an d 0.09 fata lities p ar 100 worker-years, based on averages
• Nonfatal eases without l as t workdays.
tram the Mine Safety and Health Administration for a ll nommat underground mines,
includi,g mo unt, mnmeml, and atone. It is uncle, wheth, such data Include
The following comments refer to Appendix G,
underground uranium or phosphate mines which may experi ance Mghor rates Of
nooradiclegiml (as we ll as radiatiomfelated) Inj ur i es or occupa ti onal illnesses
1. A major deficiency of App en dix C (and the en ti re Draft EIS) is the li mited s co pe of (Note: It Is also uncl ea r whether radiological effects of manium mimrg or o th er
nouradiological effects As noted above, this appendix covens. nomadioloeical 'pre-disposal" . uranium or plutonium proceseing steps have been factored into
Occupational i,noacts only No attempt is made to Identify nor evaluate o th er analy se s of rauiolrgieal Impacts as d escr ibed in Append ix F. Such radiokgial
significant nomedlological impacts which are li kely or possible as a res ul t of the effects of the "nuclear fuel cycle" are rou ti nely Included in EM's for individual
P ostulated defense waste dis,sual alteratives. These Include, but are not li mited comme rc ial smeleer power plant, based on 'generic" facto rs for the Various
W, the followings processing ,vps. SlmOar, provisions should be made In the Hanford Defense Waste
• Injuries and deaths attrlbetable los
Automobile and other vehicular traffic acci de nts Involving p roject Construellose an d Opera tional Period.
employe es mmmuth, between work . locations and retldecoes;
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d. Notes See additional co mments an U Non-Redfolrgiral Impacts—
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