EIS-0113_Section_9 - Hanford Site

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sebmitted bv, Mcrgy Wi llis
Portland, Oregon
Dat 4n duly 10, 1986
JUL 14 1986
V/M DIVISION
My acme Is Mors, Wi ll is, and I live is Portl and, Oregon. I m here to
Present the yews of my family and mends.
We reelice th e difficult taak before yo., had we do hair a viable solution
to the melee., waste storage p roMM can be Lewd.
We have man, ...came about the selection of Hanford m ova of the three
2 . 1 sites which could became the nation's first high-level nuclear waste d,mp.
First of all, of th e three sites under comidaatlon, 4anroni Ss the Daly
site bisected by a sajct river . It is believed that water: would be th e most
accessible cease to oar y radiation throughout th e region. Over 2 ed11.1ov
people in Oregon and Washington live along th e shores of the ColumMa River.
By the Department of ljargy'. own figures, over 155 .1111. gallows of nuclear
waste water is being dwpal into the Columbia Weer awry year, and 3.4 billim
gallons of chemical wastes are d,mi d into the Meforl se ll yeatly and are
also finding their wry into the ColumMe.
1he ability of the geological structure of the ar ea is also in question
'for, the permanent storage of high-level radiomtive caste. The b it reek,
2 .1.1 found below th e coffees at Hanford, is basically laysre of lava now foroed
into fractured racks m the lava coolad.. This type of rack is known to eas il y
crack and orumble.
The Hanford area has already experienced earthquake activity the nuclear,
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Regulate y Commisslon ,claims it is feasible for an earthquako to reach as high
m 6.5 on the Richter s.al. to t hi s area. Does this mend is to I.4
If all of th e waste were to b e, tan-portal by truck, a shi poewt of radio-
3.4.2.2 active wrote would arrive at Hanford every 90 ate t... Wart, of the tens aGa
wed would carry the east. through Oregon (1-5,84.205 &395), thaaby jeopardicing
the live s of essay people.
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it bas already been pruveo that aver th e pmt 40 yearn th e region ,un
been affected by water vW a$rIxrae contrni.vation ikon Hanford. Yt the east.
is to be transported thra h Oregon and busica upatram on the Columbia, we
snider the increased fiche to our health. AadlovetSVe pollution is known to
eamn a--- and birth defects. Mere is also the strong llkllhood for act food 3.5.5.1
chain to be Contaminated by radiation. This would affect,^ot only, th e people
in this area, hat would affect many people th roughout this country and th e world.
Approximately 20% of Oregon'. economy Ss on bed ov the Columbia River. Can
xe really afford to jeopa rdise. 20% oI ow coshes, an s e to we already Tense
to be flawed and in a regioo . that is straggling oconomlcellyl
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that originally ranked 1ps_t on their list, and . site we already know is 2. 1 . 1
cacceptable.
There is another question that we all most struggle wi th, and that de th e
fact that each of the radiomtive waste 'to to stored aemexhere Is from the
contlanad Tredwtim of n eelar wesiens. It is iscomprehonslble that we
.i'lnue to laoduse mom to from weapons :-..production -ben act g.ver .t 2. 5 . 6
doe. at know hon to aafay aeries of the 40 ,sore of east¢ which is presently
bei a^ -tared at Hanford. Continuing to produce wrr awelear warheads to at
the demands. of Cur pfesmt ABminietatlon Is not m sass tem. soluties
to world conflicts aryl continues to baimt the health asd caeuxity of all
Mexicans.
More are eery, reas ons why Hanford is the poorest choice for th e ®anent
mate ropocitory. I hays . tried is share a few concerns um yo. tow. my £ee lly
cad fkdeela would ask you to placer weigh your decision carefully. We aek you
to consider that if you. pact children: and grand-children lived in the aces
saxuundlM Hanford, would you s ea t It to be the mom's swelee: dumping ground
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