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The future of the disarmament agenda is on the line now as New START ratification moves forward in the US Senate.
The US Department of Energy will be holding public hearings in the coming weeks to hear public opinion concerning the Draft Tank Closure and Waste Management (TC & WM) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Hanford Site (click here to read the draft EIS). This Draft EIS analyzes alternatives for three types of actions: retrieving, and managing waste from 177 underground storage tanks at Hanford and closure of the single-shell tanks (SST); decommissioning of the Fast Flux Test Facility and its auxiliary facilities; and continued and expanded solid waste management operations on site, including the disposal of Hanford’s low-level radioactive waste (LLW) and mixed low-level radioactive waste (MLLW) and limited volumes of LLW and MLLW from other DOE sites in an Integrated Disposal Facility at Hanford. (From DOE’s press release dated 26 October 2009 - http://www.hanford.gov/homepage/newsarticles/doe/ORP10-004.pdf).
The dates and times for the public hearings are as follows:
2 February 2010: Boise, Idaho, 6 – 10 pm at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel 1109 Main St., Boise, ID, 83702 9 February 2010: Hood River, Oregon, 6 – 10 pm at the Columbia Gorge Hotel 4000 Westcliff Drive, Hood River, OR, 97031 10 February 2010: Portland, Oregon, 6 – 10 pm at the Double Tree @ Lloyd Center 1000 NE Multnomah Street, Portland, OR, 97232 22 February 2010: La Grande, Oregon, 6 – 10 pm at Eastern Oregon University, Hoke Union Building 1 University Parkway, La Grande, OR, 97850 23 February 2010: Spokane, Washington, 6 – 10 pm at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park 303 W. North River Drive, Spokane, WA, 99206 1 March 2010: Eugene, Oregon, 6 -10 pm at Hilton Eugene & Conference Center 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR, 97401 8 March 2010: Seattle, Washington, 6 – 10 pm at Seattle Center - Room TBA 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA, 98109
In addition to the public hearings, comments concerning the EIS are sought and can help determine what happens in the coming years. The comment period is open through March 19, 2010. Written comments on the Draft EIS can be mailed to Mary Beth Burandt, EIS Document Manager, DOE Draft TC&WM EIS Comments, Office of River Protection, P.O. Box 1178, Richland, Washington 99352; submitted via email at TC&WMEIS@saic.com; or by faxing to (1-888) 785-2865.
If you have questions or want to help WPSR prepare for the hearings, please contact us at wpsr@wpsr.org or call the office at 206.547.2630.
Particles on the Wall is an interdisciplinary exhibit exploring elements of the nuclear age, science, Hanford history, their thread through our lives and their bearing on the Columbia River and natural world. POTW's first venue is in Seattle's University District at the Allegro Cafe.
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