[CPEO-IRF] Navy defense Groton cleanup estimate

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

U.S. Navy Cleanup Cost Estimate On Target

Rear Admiral Mark W. Kenny
Letters To The Editor:
New London Day (CT)
July 22, 2005

I am writing to explain the basis for the cost estimate to support the
radiological release of Sub Base New London for unrestricted future use,
should it be closed under the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission.

An article in The Day titled ?McCarthy: Navy's cost estimate for sub
base cleanup far too low,? published July 7, quoted the Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection testimony stating ?major costs
underestimated by the Navy include . . . dealing with radiological
equipment used in conjunction with nuclear-powered submarines. The Navy
calculated this cost at $9.95 million, while the state says the cost
would be $31.5 million.? The article also states, ?The written testimony
also notes the Navy's estimate makes no mention of how much it would
cost to remediate radiological contamination at the base.? 

These statements are inaccurate.

...

For the entire letter, see
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=59867800-16B7-40AB-9005-F55FCCE274F7

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org
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