EIS-0113_Section_9 - Hanford Site

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Statement Of Be'. L. Laumann
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I'm Rochelle Cashdan, an anthzop p logi.t from Portland. .peaking -to. myvel£.
United State. Oepartment of Energy
I'va lived near the Columbia of its tributaries for my 22 year. in the
Public Hearing - Portland. Oregon
Northwest.
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July 10, 1986
The Columbia Rlti I basin one of the eat rites bands.
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OE the world. It M1aa been is one for people for thousands of Fears. -
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I don't want to see nuclear waste dumped .nywher. near it.
Good evening. I would like to chunk the U.B. Department
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of Energy for the 0poortunity to submit this statement. My name
Rochelle Caehdan
3529 S. B. Yamhlll is Sara Laumann. I am the Staff Attorney for the Oregon State
Portland 92214
Public Interest Research Group. GRPIRG 1. Oregon's Oldest and
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largest environmental and consumer organisation with over 30,000
citizen members and over 35,000 student members statewide.
There are two points I would like to cover thin evening,
First, there is a lack of opportunity for Oregonians and the
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WM DIVISION state of Oregon to participate in the decision-making process
involving Hanford; and second, there are various issue. involving
6mg the transportation of high level radioactive waste. through
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Oregon that have not received adequate consideration.
OSPIRU DEMANDS THAT OREGON BE GIVEN AFFECTED STATE STATUS
Since the Hartford Reservation is only 30 miles from the
Oregon border. there are arguably more im pact. on Oregon than
Washington. The potential environmental and health effects
from the radioactivity at Hanford will not respect state borders.
In the Draft EIS, the DOE states that "Downstream users of the
Columbia River would incur at most one health effect associated
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with the disposal of waste over 10,000.yp.r.." We, citizens. n of J