tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post4297701589518623922..comments2023-08-27T06:53:36.768-06:00Comments on LANL: The Rest of the Story: Española Basin Declared Sole Source Drinking Water AquiferFrank Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-1707602746764993322009-11-17T22:25:24.746-07:002009-11-17T22:25:24.746-07:00It was certainly interesting for me to read that p...It was certainly interesting for me to read that post. Thanks for it. I like such themes and anything that is connected to this matter. I definitely want to read more on that blog soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-87702802131856469362008-01-21T15:42:00.000-07:002008-01-21T15:42:00.000-07:00It will be interesting to see what happens to the ...It will be interesting to see what happens to the buried TRU wastes in several MDAs, which are currently slated to be stabilized in-place. These buried TRU wastes include mixed wastes and the MDAs, although they pre-date WIPP requirements, can never meet the performance requirements of a WIPP-like repository.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-34908066715831897462008-01-20T23:31:00.000-07:002008-01-20T23:31:00.000-07:00Yes, you can't piss in the river. And the artists...Yes, you can't piss in the river. And the artists in SF can't wash their paintbrushes either. Can't have any heavy metals getting into the aquifer....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-16679600761638059342008-01-20T11:59:00.000-07:002008-01-20T11:59:00.000-07:00Does this mean I can no longer piss into the Espan...Does this mean I can no longer piss into the Espanola Aquifer when I'm out on a hike?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-5303421666043891042008-01-20T11:43:00.000-07:002008-01-20T11:43:00.000-07:00Keeping LANL in business is not the same as licens...Keeping LANL in business is not the same as licensing a new nuclear power plant or starting up Yucca Mountain, to name another example. We already have the facilities here. We already provide monitoring that satisfies current regulations. If we start a new facility like the CMR replacement that has improved controls over an existing facility, and if we shut down and contain the existing facility, this can be seen as an environmental improvement.<BR/><BR/>I agree that it is disconcerting to have yet another watch dog, but it remains to be seen that the EPA regulations will be more onerous. The EPA would surely examine state requirements and our current inspection and remediation programs and fold them into their plan. Even if EPA adds some new requirements, this does not imply that we are in danger of being shut down. One thing we have going for us in that regard is that the EPA are less likely to be the puppets of local antinuclear hacks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-17991916631164297652008-01-20T10:20:00.000-07:002008-01-20T10:20:00.000-07:00"Thanks for the insight, Greg, or whoever you are...."Thanks for the insight, Greg, or whoever you are. :( "<BR/><BR/><BR/>I am not Doug, and I was involved in building the last Nuclear Power Plant in this country. I am pro-nuke energy : )<BR/><BR/>I know what happens, after 26 yrs in this business......if they can't regs us out of business...the demands for testing, wells etc. will be too expensive. Pretty easy to see through this one. NMED, EPA can/ and do ask for "whatever they want at the moment", and they don't care how LANL gets the money..."just do it". <BR/><BR/>Now, enter SF groups.....the goose is cooked. They hate LANL and will see this as a golden opportunity to legally get involved as a stakeholder. Seen it before......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-8272314174506473952008-01-19T18:32:00.000-07:002008-01-19T18:32:00.000-07:00It's bad enough having the NM Environmental depart...It's bad enough having the NM Environmental department and DOE breathing down LANL's back for every little thing. Now we're going to have the EPA regulatory goons helping to stop any work getting done at the lab. It's hopeless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-34349854082618373202008-01-19T16:29:00.000-07:002008-01-19T16:29:00.000-07:00Do you guys realize what kind of "legal" implicati...Do you guys realize what kind of "legal" implications this could have for LANL? This is being used by the Santa Fe Groups as a major road-block to any kind of work at LANL. This one has the maskings of very sophisticated, behind the scene manipulation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-78801358248741261182008-01-19T16:22:00.000-07:002008-01-19T16:22:00.000-07:00I must say this will be a very effective move for ...I must say this will be a very effective move for the anti-nukes.This may have long lasting effects on LANL, far more than we now realize. I think this may be thr real turning point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-44101253850550565732008-01-19T13:22:00.000-07:002008-01-19T13:22:00.000-07:00No matter what shows up in the water you're going ...No matter what shows up in the water you're going to claim it was old contamination. The current mess took decades to accumulate. You project it will be cleaned up when?<BR/><BR/>I believe "never" is the word you're looking for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-69612300228924060452008-01-19T12:41:00.000-07:002008-01-19T12:41:00.000-07:001/19/08 11:19 AM: "Bye Bye Pits......turn out the ...1/19/08 11:19 AM: "Bye Bye Pits......turn out the lights the party is over."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the insight, Greg, or whoever you are. :(<BR/><BR/>Statements like this are typical anti-nuclear blather. Before you make such a statement, I think you ought to demonstrate that <I>current</I> plutonium work is contaminating the water and that no remedial action will help. Contamination, if any, from 50 year old sources should not affect current plans.<BR/><BR/>Also, I think you need to present facts that contamination from current work is projected to be harmful, not just that a few atoms have been detected.<BR/><BR/>I understand that LANL will be forced to provide evidence showing that they comply, but I think they already do provide such evidence. It is not clear to me how the EPA requirements will change or much more testing is needed. How is it that you know the answer already?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-11317098294857881092008-01-19T11:19:00.000-07:002008-01-19T11:19:00.000-07:00Bye Bye Pits......turn out the lights the party is...Bye Bye Pits......turn out the lights the party is over.<BR/><BR/>This is the key nail in our coffin.<BR/><BR/>How many test wells will we be required to punch, now? These are not cheap and quickly accomplished. Where is the money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-69163571808067114692008-01-19T10:59:00.000-07:002008-01-19T10:59:00.000-07:00Because Los Alamos is now inside the EPA protected...Because Los Alamos is now inside the EPA protected Española Basin.Frank Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-57403390309995247302008-01-19T10:40:00.000-07:002008-01-19T10:40:00.000-07:00Why is this in the blog??Why is this in the blog??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com