EIS-0113_Section_9 - Hanford Site
EIS-0113_Section_9 - Hanford Site
EIS-0113_Section_9 - Hanford Site
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022 RM<br />
Oregon Rainbow Coalition<br />
P.O. Box 6797, Portland, Oregon 97228.6797<br />
To: United State. llepavtmant of Energy<br />
prom: Cregen Hainbov Sosliti..<br />
Subnitted Ey: Susan Giese<br />
RECEVED DOE-RL<br />
dUL 141986<br />
WM DIVISION<br />
July 10, 1996<br />
RECEIVED COE-R'<br />
Oregon Rainbow Coalition JUL 14 06<br />
P.O. Box 6797, Por tlan d, Oregon 97228-6797<br />
WMDIVISION<br />
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Consents no the Draft Em rirokmental Dnpact Statement - <strong>Hanford</strong> Ilnfenee Wastes<br />
Whereas:<br />
- the present ;storage tasks at <strong>Hanford</strong> are inadequate, given their history of<br />
lea4aga..<br />
- the HS WE does not p resently have an adequate monitoring systm to detest<br />
task l.eekege.<br />
- redloeative to lsekaga present health haserde to the population of the<br />
insediate area, and to surrounding populations due to sespxge of ncutaml natsd<br />
donned water Into the Columbia direr.<br />
- the Draft. SlS - Sanford Defense Waste offers four options, with no clearly<br />
stated prefe rence.<br />
Therefore:<br />
t - Me DS DOE should hosediately implement an ongoing inde pendent audit of their<br />
2 2 a 13 waste mevegement activities at Hv ford.<br />
3.3.4.2 pre sent defense waste should be transferred to a'Monitored Hotrievabla Storage<br />
facility while a permanent solution (peenibly reaulting 'POs the c ombination of<br />
the present Draft SIS an d eitiones- ...at.) is tho raughly resaerohed.<br />
Whereas:<br />
- the HS WE chose Hartford an one of three poseible sites for a permanent crsas=ial<br />
Monitor,, regesdleae of it's Saes place reeking of five apes.<br />
- the E .ident has detemdned that civilian spent fuel can be co-mingding with high<br />
level floc. waote.I.. repository storage.<br />
- site ssI.ti. far the ..e..d repository site fins been postponed.<br />
- 2/3 of the fadmoxft Vvmvinent • s high level anelear waste inventory is sto red An<br />
leaky tasks at <strong>Hanford</strong>.<br />
Therefore:<br />
fle<br />
Sanford<br />
vhichinaludae S bothrthe siEnfofthe reposi pry andathe storage<br />
mole. at. at Sanford.<br />
'.rhereaos<br />
- the SS DOE is a devernemrt agency Which I. ultimately accountable to citise en .<br />
- decision. concerning the d,xfoael or —1— to Se of the utmos ț importanoe<br />
for the health of the pre sent popaietion an d for that of raters generatio ns .<br />
Therefore:<br />
-. the 0 WE sh ak<br />
an politioal consideration..<br />
2.3..3 l<br />
ould me th ese decisions hosed on. sound, aeiantitic kmvledge, not<br />
2 e'2 e 1<br />
- the DH MR. hou1d demonst rate leadership on these loans. by bringing together<br />
the beet of ideas and kvowdedgs.<br />
3.3.5.4<br />
- t he deafsihn making pre p... moat. include eitiess, input son, the US WE ...t<br />
p<br />
fellow your, ore guidelines concerning notification of citisen groups particularly notification of affected Native inariaeh tribes.<br />
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