ROLLBACK IN NUCLEAR
RADIATION CLEANUP
ED Noor: The war on humanity is being ramped up again. They cannot get rid of us fast enough so now they opt for the method that also generates the most in medical dollars while they do it, further bankrupting millions of people. This is another weaponization of a most fundamental human right, the right to clean water. As an aside note, this horror to the average person could also generate billions in the water industry!
April 14,
2013
Civilian Cancer Deaths
Expected to Skyrocket Following Radiological Incidents
The White
House has given final approval for dramatically raising permissible radioactive
levels in drinking water and soil following “radiological incidents,” such as
nuclear power-plant accidents and dirty bombs. The final version, slated for
Federal Register publication as soon as today, is a win for the nuclear
industry which seeks what its proponents call a “new normal” for radiation
exposure among the U.S population, according Public Employees for Environmental
Responsibility (PEER).
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Issued by
the Environmental Protection Agency, the radiation guides (called Protective
Action Guides or PAGs) allow cleanup many times more lax than anything EPA has
ever before accepted.
These guides govern evacuations, shelter-in-place orders, food restrictions and other actions following a wide range of “radiological emergencies.” The Obama administration blocked a version of these PAGs from going into effect during its first days in office. The version given approval late last Friday is substantially similar to those proposed under Bush but duck some of the most controversial aspects:
These guides govern evacuations, shelter-in-place orders, food restrictions and other actions following a wide range of “radiological emergencies.” The Obama administration blocked a version of these PAGs from going into effect during its first days in office. The version given approval late last Friday is substantially similar to those proposed under Bush but duck some of the most controversial aspects:
In soil,
the PAGs allow long-term public exposure to radiation in amounts as high as
2,000 millirems.
This would, in effect, increase a longstanding 1 in 10,000 person cancer rate to a rate of 1 in 23 persons exposed over a 30-year period;
~ In water, the PAGs punt on an exact new standard and EPA “continues to seek input on this.” But the thrust of the PAGs is to give on-site authorities much greater “flexibility” in setting aside established limits; and~ Resolves an internal fight inside EPA between nuclear versus public health specialists in favor of the former. The PAGs are the product of Gina McCarthy, the assistant administrator for air and radiation whose nomination to serve as EPA Administrator is taken up this week by the Senate.~ Despite the years-long internal fight, this is the first public official display of these guides. This takes place as Japan grapples with these same issues in the two years following its Fukushima nuclear disaster.
“No compelling justification is offered for increasing the cancer deaths of Americans innocently exposed to corporate miscalculations several hundred-fold.”
Reportedly,
the PAGs had been approved last fall but their publication was held until after
the presidential election. The rationale for timing their release right before
McCarthy’s confirmation hearing is unclear.
Since the
PAGs guide agency decision-making and do not formally set standards or repeal
statutory requirements, such as the Safe Drinking Water Act and Superfund, they
will go into full effect following a short public comment period. Nonetheless,
the PAGs will likely determine what actions take place on the ground in the
days, weeks, months and, in some cases, years following a radiological
emergency.
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