From: | CPEO Moderator <cpeo@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:52:16 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] NRC, Activists Clash on Cleanup |
[To read the complete article go to: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20000606/wl/puerto_rico_vieques_cleanup_1.html Note that article may be available for a limited period of time] Tuesday June 6 6:43 PM ET NRC, Activists Clash on Cleanup By CHRIS HAWLEY, Associated Press Writer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Environmental activists clashed with a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission official Tuesday over cleanup plans that could leave buried some of the radioactive depleted uranium rounds mistakenly fired on the Navy's Vieques bombing range. ``The risk of leaving a few buried in the ground is minimal,'' Luis A. Reyes, the commission's regional director, told a news conference attended by several activists. ``It should not cause problems in the bombing range because it is an area restricted to the public.'' His announcement outraged environmentalists who have been demanding the Navy clean up 263 rounds mistakenly fired from two Marine Corps Harrier jets on Feb. 19, 1999, in violation of federal law and Navy regulations that restrict their use to combat zones. The Navy recovered 57 rounds last year. continued... http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20000606/wl/puerto_rico_vieques_cleanup_1.ht ml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find archived listserve messages on the CPEO website at http://www.cpeo.org/lists/index.html. If this email has been forwarded to you and you'd like to subscribe, please send a message to: cpeo-military-subscribe@igc.topica.com ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics |
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