Re: Fwd: Manhattan Project Legacy

[William V Lipton <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM>]

So what you're saying is that it's ok to bury radioactive and hazardous

waste without any environmental assessment and without any records, 

and to then sell the land to an unsuspecting buyer without disclosing this;

so long as there's no specific regulation saying you can't.  When

the material is discovered, no problem, just tell them that, "...

maybe there IS actually no health threat."  Did I overlook

something?

I'm sometimes asked why regulations are so prescriptive and detailed.  In the future, I can answer those questions with your posting.

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Curies forever.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
 
 

RuthWeiner@AOL.COM wrote:

 

RuthF. Weiner, Ph. D.
ruthweiner@aol.com

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Subject: Re: Manhattan Project Legacy
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:19:35 EDT
From: RuthWeiner@aol.com
To: loc@icx.net

Please let's remember that NEPA was enacted in 1970, RCRA in 1976 and the hazardous waste amendment to RCRA in 1984, tthe LLW Policy Act, in 1980, and 10 CFR 61 around that time.  Hindsight is always 20/20.  And then again, maybe there IS actually no health threat

Ruth

RuthF. Weiner, Ph. D.
ruthweiner@aol.com