[CPEO-MEF] "Divine Strake" environmental study

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Divine Strake blast risks
Report concedes toxic dust may be dispersed but says there is no threat
Study downplays exposure

By Robert Gehrke
The Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
December 23, 2006

WASHINGTON - A mammoth blast known as Divine Strake planned for as early 
as this spring at the Nevada Test Site would not pose risks to downwind 
residents, a new study said Friday.

The Pentagon's Defense Threat Reduction Agency also announced Friday 
that it would hold public hearings on the test in Las Vegas, Salt Lake 
City and St. George early next month.

The new environmental assessment contains one significant departure from 
previous conclusions.

In May, federal officials determined that the Divine Strake blast "would 
not result in the suspension or dispersion of radioactive materials or 
human exposure to radioactive materials."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_4891092

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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>
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