http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/661361.html
I am SO proud of you TRIDEC and local Tri-City Development Council!
"Mercury is forever. It does not have a half-life," said Gary Petersen, vice president of Hanford programs for the Tri-City Development Council. "I do not see any reason why they should bring more material out here and have it become a waste dump."
I agree with Gary Petersen. We all know that Hanford is already one of the most contaminated sites in the world. In some areas we don't know the extent of contamination. It seems stupid to ship more dangerous waste to Hanford before the full scope of contamination at Hanford is understood.
ReplyDeleteI'm not quite sure why the State of Washington is hesitating to take a stand against mercury storage at Hanford. There seems to be fairly substantial risks involved, particularly in transportation, with minimal benefits to the state.
ReplyDeleteWe could not agree with you more Ryan and John! It seems that if for once the East and West communities of the State are in agreement, then the State of WA should jump on board too. So many other states like Idaho and Kansas have said "No, we will not accept mercury wastes," we wish WA would do the same!
ReplyDeleteAlso, Hanford's own response to the initial inquiry by USDOE notes that no existing facilities are capable of storing the mercury and that local public support would be lacking for the shipment of MORE waste to Hanford. Read the whole response at http://mercurystorageeis.com/EOIResponse/EOI-Response-Richland.pdf
ReplyDeleteLooked for the fact sheet on mercury among all the posts but was unable to parse it out. I would like to comment supportively but perhaps you could make the fact sheet stand out more.
ReplyDelete