EIS-0113_Section_11 - Hanford Site

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Health antl safety i..... must be the major faster in the clean., .1
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tlefense wastes antl in decisions leading to the selection f a site
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for geolo c tlls sal of nigh-level astes. From all
the decision nitely to indefi postpone work on accord repository
s basetlr in party he MADE data wmicn a metl sngle-shel] meet..
would not go to a repository. 1f the decision was influenced by
uch an assumption, there will surely be added pressure by IISDOE to
stsbili_ethe single-shell tank wastes in place. In addition, the
of such set. to make earl Sin if on the second r and repository
teridue out gueeti the p ns validity ab
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To,,-.1ternafive for s nolo-shel] ast es. Tne splri[ antl Intent of
tna National Environmental Policy Act require=_ c siderat ion of
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a st [lea rlv ahe.... the impact pf ngl a-Snelln ..a'.. the
d.1ion antl construction of a repository--wh...vanis built. Th.
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final document must include specific information on the number of
istersof ql.... fi.d waste OSDOE eepects to ..tract from singlechelI
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In c"sion, I support stronoly IISDOE-s efforts to move ahead on
kev el ... his.4 the Hanfortl cleanup. This ].duos. contnuing
,as' arch and preliminary design worl, on The giaesificaa en and
gerout e facilities. Th state. of ..ahingtdn will work to fnrpe a
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coalition to support cleanup funding.
TM1e Wasnmpton State Nuclear Waste Eoartl will testify at the
Seattle meeting and the board will submit detailed comments on or
before in. August 9 deadline.
Governor Gardner and I thanl. you for this opportunity to comment.
TESTIMONY OF
WARREN A. BISHOP. CHAIR
WASHINGTON STATE NUCLEAR WASTE BOARD
FOR
USDOE PUBLIC HEARINGS
ON
DEFENSE WASTE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
July 15. 1986
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