Issues & News From STSSA Friends

Issues & News From STSSA Friends
Update from Cloud's Mountaintop & Action Alert‏
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_Dear Friends of Cloud and the wild horses;_
Makendra and I just returned from a great five days in the Pryors with the
wild horses. We sighted band after band in the broad, flower-covered meadows
near Tony Island and the Dryhead Overlook in the Custer National Forest. As

is their pattern, the wild horses had migrated to this higher elevation area
where show still dotted the slopes above a snow crater surrounded by
boulders. The meadows have exploded with purple lupine in football sized

flower beds. Due to cool temperatures and moisture the flowers were delayed
and the height of the bloom coincided with our visit.

_Bolder's yearling daughter, Jewel_

One of the first bands we saw was led by the grullo stallion, Lakota and, to

our surprise, we discovered, he was a new father. The little dun colt, still
unsteady on his legs, had clearly been born that morning to Mariah, Cloud’s
palomino sister. Last month, I thought Mariah was just fat. Even after the

birth she still looks alike a beach ball.

They were traveling toward snow in scenic circle of boulders in the middle
of the meadow. When we hiked closer we got a better look at the handsome
colt sticking closer to his attentive and experienced mother. Later in the

day we watched his brother who had been born the month before walk slowly
toward the young colt. As the darling grullo colt we named Koda Wakan
(sacred friend in the Lakota Sioux language) approached, Mariah laid her

ears back. “No”, she was clearly saying to Koda. I know in time the two will
become playmates, but Mariah was clear that this was not to happen for a
while. We named her son Kokopelli.

At least a dozen other bands were enjoying the rich grass in this highest of

the meadows, including Cloud’s family. As we hiked closer to them, we
quickly realized how very pregnant Aztec was. She is the grulla mother of
Shadow, the mother-daughter duo you met in [2]“Cloud: Challenge of the

Stallions”. Aztec looked huge and her udder was tight—a sure sign of an
imminent birth.
Links:
2. http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/index.php/online-store/cloud-gifts



The next morning we got up extra early and began searching for Aztec before
dawn. We found them in the area around the Dryhead Overlook close to where

we left them the night before. We spotted Cloud, his family and Aztec, just
as a tiny dark lump flopped down at her feet. The newborn didn’t stay down
for long, struggling to its feet to suckle.

We could see that it was a baby girl. When she looked around with bleary

eyes, still light in color like most newborn foals, we could see her big
star and the tiny little spot of pinkish-white on the tip of her nose.

Over the next few days we saw her grow stronger and stronger.


Bolder and his family came to the congregation of wild horses that day and I
was awestruck at his son, Cloud’s white grandson. I finally settled on a
name for him—Echo… _Echo of the Arrowheads_. Echo was near his mother,

Cascade, and the other mares and his two siblings, Kicks Alot, the dun
filly, and Absaroka (what the Crow call themselves, meaning children of the
Raven), the dark colt with a narrow blaze.

_Echo & Absorka_

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_Kicks Alot resting in the lupine_
Although we watched Echo play with his siblings, we also watched as he
walked boldly to other bands to play with the yearlings! Sometimes he tried
to play with horses even older and walked to his grandfather who looked at

the upstart then lifted a foot to send him away. The pale colt knows no fear
and, if he lives, he has band stallion written all over.

During our stay we had a taste of all the weather changes possible in
July—heat, intense sunshine, rain, cold wind, and dense fog. To come around

a bend in dense fog and spot horses just adds to the sense of wonder and
adventure in this wild horse wilderness.


_Bolder and Red Raven spar_
_Kicks Alot, mother Autumn and grandmother Texas _

To our dismay, we noticed small orange flags marking the line where the

Custer National Forest plans to build a two-mile-long fence that would
prevent the wild horses from accessing the very area they were enjoying on
our visit. This is a horrifying thought on many levels. It would compromise

the health of the herd, if they were not able to graze on these wide,
sub-alpine pastures in mid-summer through the fall. The fence would cut off
historic horse trails they have used for centuries and would prevent the

public from viewing the wild horses on these high scenic meadows that are
more easily accessed by regular vehicles. We are not sure why Forest Service
is so determined to keep the wild horses out of their historic range. Is it

to increase cattle grazing? The ‘why’ of this is very hard to understand.
_Almost all of the photos you see above were taken in the Forest Service
lands, outside of the horses' 'designated range.'_


_Part of the planned route for 2-mile-long fence_

The Cloud Foundation has just filed an expanded lawsuit, which we hope will
prevent this tragedy ([3]read our new press release here). If you want to
help Cloud, his family and his herd we are asking you to _[4]take action

now_. Please contact Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Montana Senators,
Max Baucus and Jon Tester and Custer National Forest Supervisor, Mary
Erickson to stop the wasteful and destructive building of this fence

([5]click here to find out how). And please consider a contribution to
_[6]Cloud's Legal Fund _today.
Thanks so much,
Links:
3. http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/index.php/news-events-a-media/press-releases/430-lawsuit-expanded-to-protect-clouds-wild-horse-herd

4. http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/index.php/news-events-a-media/action-alerts/432-stop-the-fence-save-clouds-herd

5. http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/index.php/news-events-a-media/action-alerts/432-stop-the-fence-save-clouds-herd

6. http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/index.php/about-us/donate/404-clouds-legal-fund


Happy Trails!
Ginger

_Prince & Cloud spar_
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Fwd: Mile High Youth Corps is hosting a hiring event at DHS next Fri
Posted by: "Rosepetl5@aol.com" Rosepetl5@aol.com rosepetl5
Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:41 am (PDT)

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Let me know if you don't receive the attached flyer and would like me to forward it to you individually.
Christine

From: Alexandra Lee[mailto:alexandral@mhyc.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 20102:29 PM
To: Rider, Nancy - OED
Subject: Mile High Youth Corps ishosting a hiring event at DHS next Friday!



Hi Nancy,

I wanted to share the attached information about an upcominghiring event hosted in partnership with the OED’s Employment Firstprogram at DHS. Please feel free to refer anyone who qualifies for ourYouthBuild program to this event. YouthBuild is a work and education programfor 18- to 24 year old young adults.



I have attached the flyer for this event. Thank you inadvance for your time and support.



Best,

Alexandra



Alexandra Lee

Outreach Coordinator

Mile High Youth Corps

P: 303.433.1206, opt. 1, ext. 333

M: 303.641.1435

E: alexandral@mhyc.net

www.milehighyouthcorps.org

Blog: http://milehighyouthcorps.wordpress.com

Twitter: MHYC

Are you between 18 and 24? Do you need your GED? Do you want construction skills? Do you want to be a community leader?
Join YouthBuild: • Get your GED • Learn construction
and leadership skills • Find your career path
while getting paid!
HIRING EVENT Learn about the YouthBuild program,
fill-out an application, & meet Mile High Youth Corps staff
When: Friday, July 30th @ 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Where: Denver Human Services, Rm. 1075

--
Ahe'hee
Tawangounim
aka Shannon Francis

THE RED EARTH Said a tree to a man, "My roots are in the deep red earth, and I shall give you of my fruit." And the man said to the tree, "How alike we are. My roots are also deep in the red earth. And the red earth gives you power to bestow upon me of your fruit, and the red earth teaches me to receive from you with thanksgiving." by Kahlil Gibran from The Wanderer (1932

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FYI: Public Talk in Toronto August 3rd: Anti-Native Organizing & the “Caledonia Crisis”: Countering the Right Wi ng Backlash
from the Eagle Watch
July 26, 2010

We don't know anything about the named individuals involved in this event. So far, we haven't heard anything bad about them so we'll take a chance and send this to you as an FYI. IF anyone has more details, let us know. The issue is certainly clearly defined in this message and the situation at 6Nations hasn't improved yet either so it is important. Maybe we'll see you there too.
Kittoh

We welcome your feedback! Forward, post and consider printing for your cyberphobic friends and relatives.
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FYI -

----- Original Message -----
From: tom keefer
To: 3903fnswg_news@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 11:13 AM
Subject: Public Talk in Toronto August 3rd: Anti-Native Organizing & the “Caledonia Crisis”: Countering the Right Wing Backlash

*please forward widely*

Anti-Native Organizing & the “Caledonia Crisis”: Countering the Right Wing Backlash

August 3, 7 PM, Rm 5-170 OISE (252 Bloor St. W.)



After the Six Nations people of the Grand River territory began the reclamation of the “Douglas Creek Estates” housing development in Caledonia in February of 2006, a grass-roots anti-Native campaign has been building in nearby white communities. Led by full-time organizers backed by local developers these anti-native activists have organized a “militia” to oppose “native lawlessness,” held regular protests against native smoke shops, and have consistently supported the actions of local governments to criminalize Six Nations land defenders for the past four years. The protests they have organized against Six Nations have been attended by neo-Nazis from elsewhere in Southern Ontario, and more recently – in the wake of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Flotilla – anti-native organizers have sought to tie struggles for indigenous self-determination on Turtle Island to “Muslim Hatemongers” and so-called “terrorist formations” such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Tamil Tigers while at the same time solidifying the links between “democratic” settler states such as Canada and Israel.



On August 3rd, join us for a panel discussion examining the nature of the right wing backlash to the “Caledonia Crisis” in the context of a growing right-wing populist resurgence taking place in the United States and Canada.



This event is being organized as part of the July 31 2010 “Call to Action Against Racism and Fascism” issued by Portland anti-fascists after ARA member Luke Querner was shot by suspected fascists on the evening of March 27th 2009.



This event is co-organized by Common Cause and the CUPE 3903 First Nations Solidarity Working Group (FNSWG) and sponsored by the Pan-African Solidarity Network. For more information please email3903fnswg@gmail.com



About the presenters:



Mark Corbiere is a member of the Ojibway nation and is a long time member of Anti Racist Action. He is based in Kitchener-Waterloo.



Tom Keefer is a member of the FNSWG, an editorial committee member of Upping the Anti and the author of several articles on Six Nations land struggles.



Kate Milley is a member of the FNSWG and the author of _“Where is John Wayne when you need him?” Anti-Native Organizing & the “Caledonia Crisis”_ In Upping the Anti #9.



Shaista Patel is a graduate student at OISE. She identifies as a Muslim feminist and is a member of the FNSWG.

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Radioactive shipment raises alarm
from the Eagle Watch

Here are 2 letters to the editors which are helping to spread the word about this ridiculous idea of sending radioactive steam generators half way around the world from Bruce Power on the Great Lakes and down the St. Lawrence to Sweden. These letters include a few more details than the other message sent today. You can compose your own letter to local and relevant media based on the info from Edwards.
Kittoh


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Radioactive material should not be moved around. It should be stored at the site where it was produced.


http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2684522


Radioactive shipment raises alarm





July 26, 2010



The Whig Standard Editorial

A number of questions have arisen about Bruce Power's plan to ship 16 radioactive waste steam generators from the Bruce A refurbishment through Owen Sound to Sweden.



It appears this plan contravenes previous undertakings and commitments made by Bruce Power and accepted by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission as part of the environmental assessment for the refurbishment.

In the December 2005 environment assessment, Bruce Power promises to transfer all radioactive waste from the refurbishment project to Ontario Power Generation's Western Waste Management Facility on the Bruce site, without using any public roads.

The report says, "As noted, refurbishment activities are expected to generate (low-level wastes) and (intermediate-level wastes), including pressure tubes and calandria tubes, >the old steam generators, and miscellaneous components. All radioactive wastes will be transferred to OPG's WWMF following assurance that they meet OPG's acceptance criteria. Transfer to the WWMF will occur entirely within the Bruce Power site and not require the use of public roads."

When was the decision taken by Bruce Power to transport radioactive wastes in the form of the old steam generators on public roads to Owen Sound and then ship them through Georgian Bay, lakes Huron, St. Clair, Erie and Ontario, the St.

Lawrence River and the Atlantic Ocean to Sweden? How was that decision arrived at and who was involved in the process? When was the CNSC notified that Bruce Power was going to deviate from the environmental assessment? When did CNSC or the federal Department of the Environment authorize Bruce Power to deviate from that procedure?

Further, Bruce Power's written presentation to the joint council of the Saugeen Ojibway nations in April 2005, says, "Bruce Power is committed to reducing, reusing and recycling wastes produced at the Bruce Power site to the extent possible. For example, scrap metals that are proven not to be radioactive are recycled. However, much of the waste, and particularly low-and intermediate-level waste containing radioactivity, cannot be recycled for safety and environmental reasons. This waste is transferred to OPG's Western Waste Management Facility where it is processed to reduce its volume prior to being placed in storage."

Yet now Bruce Power wants to ship these corroded and radioactively contaminated steam generators to Sweden, where Studsvik will partially decontaminate and recycle up to 90% of the radioactive metal, selling it as scrap metal for unrestricted use, even if it still contains measurable levels of plutonium-239, cesium-137, cobalt-60 and other man-made radioactive contaminants.

Which leads to a second set of questions.

Where and when did Bruce Power decide to abandon the principle that low-and intermediate- level waste containing radioactivity cannot be recycled for safety and environmental reasons? Where and when did OPG, the CNSC and the Department of the Environment give their assents? Where and when was the joint council of the Saugeen Ojibway nation informed?

As recently as September 2007, in the Proposed Work Plan/Bruce A Refurbishment/ Follow-Up Monitoring Program, there is no mention of the steam generators being sent to Sweden. Instead we read:



"Does the EA (environmental assessment) consider long-term storage of the wastes?

"The EA for the project considers the production of the wastes and transfer of the wastes to the WWMF until 2043. OPG is currently undertaking a separate EA to expand the WWMF for interim storage of low-and intermediate- level wastes ... The long-term management of these wastes is an aspect of the Deep Geological Repository Proposal that is under study by OPG and the Municipality of Kincardine."

The same document reads:

"Is there room at the WWMF for the refurbishment wastes now, or will Bruce Power need to wait for the expansion? The WWMF is a licensed facility for the storage of nuclear wastes from Ontario nuclear generating stations. The WWMF is planning to build additional storage structures within its licensed boundary to accommodate the waste from the project, along with the wastes from other nuclear-generating station refurbishment projects in the future."

When did OPG authorize Bruce Power to ship the old steam generators to Sweden instead of to the Western Waste Management Facility? Who at OPG was responsible for that decision? When was CNSC notified of OPG's change of position and accept this change?

Gordon Edwards is president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility.


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Bruce Power breaking promises;

The Owen Sound Sun Times
Mon Jul 26 2010
Page: A5
Section: Editorial/Opinion
Byline: ;
Column: Letters to the Editor

Editor:

Bruce Power wants to send 32 old radioactive steam generators through the Great Lakes, along the St. Lawrence River and across the Atlantic Ocean to Sweden.

Up to 90% of the 3,500 tons of radiation-laced steel will be sold as scrap metal for unrestricted use, which means that small amounts of man-made radioactive materials created in the Bruce reactors (e. g. plutonium, strontium-90, cesium-137, and cobalt-60) will end up in such everyday items as pots and pans, forks and spoons, zippers and safety pins.

Yet during the Environmental Assessment Document of December 2005, Bruce Power promised that "the old steam generators . . . will be transferred to the Western Waste Management Facility. Transfer to the WWMF will occur entirely within the Bruce Power site and not require the use of public roads." (Volume 1, page 3-31)

Moreover, in its presentation to the joint council of the Saugeen Ojibway Nations, in April 2005 (which is part of the Environmental Assessment package of documents) Bruce Power stated: "scrap metals which are proven not to be radioactive are recycled. However much of the waste, and particularly low and intermediate level waste containing radioactivity, cannot be recycled for safety and environmental reasons. This waste is transferred to OPG's Western Waste Management Facility where it is processed to reduce its volume prior to being placed in storage." (page 4)

The Governments of Ontario and Canada ought to prohibit these shipments because the transport of radioactive debris through our precious waterways should not be condoned, and the dissemination of radioactive waste into consumer goods should not be countenanced. Bruce Power should be held to the promises it made during the Environmental Assessment -- its steam generators should be stored on site as radioactive waste and its radioactive waste should not be disseminated into consumer goods.

Gordon Edwards President Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
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Shipment of radioactive steam generators?
from the Eagle Watch
July 26, 2010

This is a forwarded message FYI and for your action. Gordon Edwards is a longtime activist against nuclear madness. His web site ccnr calls for "nuclear responsibility" and has loads of valuable information.


THIS ORIGINAL MESSAGE FROM GORDON EDWARDS INCLUDED A PDF ATTACHMENT WHICH WE HAVE COPIED INTO THIS EMAIL.
Kittoh

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Shipment of radioactive steam generators?
From: "Gordon Edwards"
Date: Mon, July 26, 2010 5:34 am

Re: Bruce Power's plans to ship radioactive steam generators
through the Great Lakes and across the Atlantic Ocean to Sweden.

To whom it may concern:

Bruce Power spokesmen are obscuring the fact that in all of the
Environmental Assessment documents cited on their own web site,
( http://www.brucepower.com/pagecontentU12.aspx?navuid=3041)
the old steam generators (which have become corroded and
radioactively contaminated through use) are clearly described as
radioactive waste which will not be shipped off-site, but will be
transported along on-site roads to the Western Waste
Management Facility for perpetual storage as radwaste.

I have taken the trouble to document these facts through specific
references to the Environmental Assessment documents in question
-- please see the attached 4-page pdf file.

Bruce Power spokesmen are also obscuring the fact that the exact
inventory of radioactive material inside the old steam generators is
unknown, and that some of this material can be easily released into
the environment in the form of radioactive gases or fine radioactive
dusts, and that some of these releasable materials have half-lives
measured in centuries or millennia.

Bruce Power should not be allowed to go against the plans which
were examined and approved during the environmental assessment
process. If there is to be a new environmental assessment process
to examine these new plans for the old steam generators, namely to
ship them through the Great Lakes and across the ocean to Sweden,
where up to 90 percent of the metal will be released as scrap metal
for unrestricted use, then it is imperative that the environmental
assessment include ALL of the environmental impacts, including
the entire transportation route and the Studsvik operation in Sweden
which has been contributing radioactive pollution to the Baltic Sea
through its "laundering" operations on behalf of the nuclear industry.

Gordon Edwards, Ph.D., President,
Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility.

This is the text from the four page pdf sent by Edwards to his list. If you want to get on his list , just send him an email requesting said.
Verbatim Quotations from Official Environmental Assessment Documents
About Old Steam Generators from Bruce A Nuclear Reactors
1
The initials CNSC and BPEA will refer to the following documents respectively.
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Screening Report on
Environmental Assessment of the Bruce A Refurbishment
March 2006
Available at http://www.brucepower.com/uc/GetDocument.aspx?docid=2226
Bruce Power Environmental Assessment Study Report,
Bruce A Refurbishment – Volume 1: Main Report
December 2005
Available at http://www.brucepower.com/uc/GetDocument.aspx?docid=2199
Point #1: Old steam generators are a form of radioactive waste.
CNSC Page 24
Both phases of the Project will produce radioactive waste. For the purposes of
the assessment, “low level waste (LLW)“ consists of industrial items that have
become slightly contaminated with radioactivity and are of no further use, but also
include the steam generators, feeder pipes and insulation wastes.
BPEA Page 3-31
As noted, refurbishment activities are expected to generate LLW [low level waste]
and ILW [intermediate level waste] including pressure tubes and calandria tubes,
the old steam generators and miscellaneous components.
BPEA Page 3-29
The steam generator replacement will generate LLW[low level waste] and ILW
[intermediate level waste], including the steam generators themselves….
CNSC Page 101
Issue: At what point during the refurbishment will the steam generators be removed?
Response: The steam generators will be removed about halfway through the
refurbishment activities. These are considered low level waste.
Verbatim Quotations from Official Environmental Assessment Documents
About Old Steam Generators from Bruce A Nuclear Reactors
2
Point #2: Old steam generators are to be stored on-site at WWMF.
NOTE: The exact same wording appears in both of the documents cited above….
BPEA Page 3-17 CNSC Page 25
[box 2 in middle column] [box 2 in right column]
The steam generators will be processed and preparedto meet OPG’s requirements
for acceptance at the WWMF.
BPEA Page 3-17 CNSC Page 25
[box 4 in middle column] [box 4 in right column]
The steam generators will be sealed and transferred to the WWMF….
BPEA Pages 3-28 & 3-29
Following removal, the steam generators will be temporarily stored on-site,
prepared to ensure that they meet OPG’s requirements for acceptance at the WWMF,
lifted onto transporters with a temporary gantry systemand then transferred to the
OPG’s WWMF.…
BPEA page 3-30
Waste Handling: This includes preparation of removed steam generators for
transportation . . . loading of old steam generators onto multi-wheeled
transporters; and transportation of steam generators to OPG’s WWMF. There will
be 16 old steam generators in total from Units 1 and 2 refurbishment and another
16 from Units 3 and 4 refurbishment. These will be transported and stored at the
WWMF following removal….
Point #3: Old steam generators are potential sources of exposure.
From CNSC Page 31
Radiological Malfunctions and Accidents, which areevents that involve radioactive
components (i.e. processing, handling and storing nuclear wastes; removal and
preparation of steam generators for transportation)and the potential for release
of radioactivity.
Verbatim Quotations from Official Environmental Assessment Documents
About Old Steam Generators from Bruce A Nuclear Reactors
3
BPEA Page 3-37
Accident Scenario: A transportation-related accident during the transfer of . . .
the old steam generators between Bruce A and the WWMF may occur leading to a
radiological contamination that could reach on-site workers and members of the
public…. Materials present as a gas or as very fine powders are more likely to
escape….
BPEA Page 3-38
Screening of Postulated Radiological Malfunctions and Accidents
Steam generators will not be moved over sensitive buildings/equipment. Activities
will not be carried out during inclement weather (i.e. gusty wind conditions)….
Although the steam generator is a potential source for release of some
radioactivity due to a seal rupture, several factors limit the amount of radioactivity that
would be released. Since there will be no volume reduction step, the majority of
radioactivity will remain in a tightly sealed adherent film, which is spread out
over the internal surfaces. Therefore, the size of the steam generator will limit the
amount of radioactivity that would be released if a seal fails.
CNSC Page 101
Issue: How will you minimize the amount ofcontamination released to the
environment when the steam generators are removed?
Response: … the removal of steam generators will becompletely segregated from
the ongoing operations…..
BPEA Page 3-18 CNSC Page 25
[box 3 in middle column] [box 6 in right column]
Based on the screening of possible conventional malfunction and accident scenarios, it
was determined that two events are credible, namely asteam generator drop and a
refurbishment waste container drop, both during loading/uploading operations…. Other
postulated potential accidents are found to have very limited potential to result in
radiological consequences….
[from CNSC page 32 : containers “are designed to survive a 4 metre drop with
minimal loss of contents”]
[from CNSC page 65 : these are the ONLY two malfunctions or accident scenarios
“involving nuclear materials” that are credible during the refurbishment phase}
Verbatim Quotations from Official Environmental Assessment Documents
About Old Steam Generators from Bruce A Nuclear Reactors
4
Point #4: Old steam generators cannot be recycled.
BPEA Page 3-17
Non-radioactive wastes will be re-used or recycled to the degree possible…. The
steam generators will be sealed and transferred to the WWMF.
BPEA Page 4-55
Radioactive wastes from Bruce A are transferred to WWMF….. All nonradioactive,
non-hazardous solid waste is transported to the on-site conventional
waste landfill for disposal or off-site for recycling, processing and/or disposal at
facilities licensed to handle such materials.
CNSC Page 75
Some of the waste is directly recyclable; however, the largest waste quantities are
associated with the pressure-tube/calandria-tube replacement and steam generator
replacement, since the replaced components cannot be recycled and must be
disposed of at the WWMF….
Statement: July 25 2010
I have examined the above-cited documents by searching for each and
every occurrence of the phrase “steam generator.
Nowhere in these documents is there the slightest indication that the old
steam generators will ever be transported off-site. On the contrary, both
Bruce Power and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission repeatedly
state that the old steam generators are a form of radioactive waste, which
will be transported to the Western Waste Management Facility, on-site.
Nowhere in these documents is there the slightest indication that the
contaminated metal of the old steam generators will be considered suitable
for recycling as scrap metal intended for unrestricted use.
Gordon Edwards, Ph.D., President,
Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility.
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