FW: (Fwd) PA ILLEGAL DUMPING OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES

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Hello all. If you didn't make it to Seattle, you missed a good meeting
and great weather!

Anyone have any more details on this?

Donald P. Mercado, O/47-20, B/101      PROFS Nickname: DMERCADO
Radiation Safety Officer        Internet: Don@LMSC.Lockheed.com
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space            Tel. (408) 742-0759
Sunnyvale, Ca 94089                         Fax. (408) 742-0611
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 To: Kevin Creed
 Subject: (Fwd) PA ILLEGAL DUMPING OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES
 Date: Thursday, July 25, 1996 1:56PM
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 FOR RELEASE:  FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1996

 ILLEGAL DUMPING OF LOW LEVEL HAZARDOUS RADIOACTIVE WASTES LEADS TO
 FELONY GUILTY PLEA FOR NEW YORK COMPANY AND ITS  PRESIDENT

 On July 12, the Broomer Research Corp. and its President, Mr. Thomas
 Kardos in Islip, N.Y., pleaded guilty to two felony violations of the
 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act for illegally storing and
 disposing of low level radioactive hazardous wastes.  Broomer Research
 Corp. is a defense contractor which was involved in the
 instrumentation and manufacturing of infrared lenses, prisms,
 beamsplitters and associated coatings.  The facility is located in a
 mixed residential and industrial area and is situated directly over
 one or more sources of underground drinking water.  Broomer Research
 and Kardos pleaded guilty to disposing of low level radioactive
 hazardous waste by pouring them into the facility's storm drains,
 sinks and sanitary outfalls which emptied into the facility's septic
 system and created a threat to the aquifer.  Broomer research may be
 fined up to $100,000 for this criminal activity and Mr. Kardos faces
 up to 24 months imprisonment.  The case was investigated by EPA's
 Criminal Investigation Division, the Naval Investigative Service, the
 FBI, U.S. Air Force Criminal Investigation Division and the Defense
 Criminal Investigative Service.


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 George Anastas, M.P.H., P.E., C.H.P., Director
 Environmental Health and Safety and
 University Radiation Safety Officer
 California State University, Sacramento
 6000 J Street
 Sacramento, CA  95819-6002
 Telephone 916/278-6456
 Direct 916/278-5447
 FAX 916/278-5960
 anastas@csus.edu

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