The image to the left is the topographic image of natural areas and the image below illustrates in pale blue the lakes, rivers and streams that connect to Belleville Lake.
...The owners of the Wayne Disposal landfill, (click here) between I-94 and Willow Run Airport in Van Buren Township, filed an application with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality last October, seeking a hike in the radiation limit of materials it accepts and stores from the current 50 picocuries per gram up to 500 picocuries per gram....
...Of the 17 hazardous waste landfills nationwide capable of accepting TENORM as Wayne Disposal does, Crumrine said, accepting waste up to 500 picocuries “is not a new practice.” But he couldn’t name other sites taking TENORM waste at such levels....
I'd want all questions answered and studies done by the universities in Michigan of the radioactivity within the states lakes and waterways. This is not funny business.
The state universities can come up with a map of radioactive levels in waterways and I betcha there will be patterns. While they are at it, they can test for petroleum pollution which means all the heavy metals and a variety of chemicals and radioactive components. It should be interesting.
To begin with picocuries to measure radiation is not widely used in nuclear science anymore. Secondly, the public has a right to know the dangers and ALL the inspections to date of the facility and exactly how this is being contained, IF it is being contained. The state, county and local municipalities in the area need to hire a third party from outside the State of Michigan with no interest in the outcome of the testing, to test ground water, lake water, any waterways near the facility and sediment from all the locations as well. Residents need to test their drinking water as it relates to any seepage or drainage. That has to be done immediately to find the baseline for this facility and it's ability to prevent contamination. I guarantee there is seepage and contamination already.
The water quality standards in Michigan lack for protection from radiation and chemicals. If this landfill has been accepting any radioactive material, NO ONE is checking for seepage and water contamination.
State of Michigan (click here)
10.5 Radioactive Waste Disposal
Discuss disposal options for radioactive wastes with the RPS Unit staff by calling 517-284-5185.
Water quality monitoring at Belleville Lake is absent of any radioactivity.
Water Quality Belleville Lake (click here and page down)
Well, the darn stuff has to be transported from all over the country and might even be flown in to the waste site in Michigan. That means it is going to be rolling on roads near the cities and towns.
Every thing you wanted to know about transportation of radioactive waste but was afraid to ask (click here).
And then there are the employees:
Title 10, Part 19, of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 19), (click here) "Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations," provides instructions to radiation workers. Specifically, 10 CFR Part 19 requires that all individuals who, in the course of their employment, are likely to receive a dose of more than 100 millirem in a year, must receive adequate training to protect themselves against radiation. Also, these individuals have the right to know the amount of radiation to which they have been exposed. In addition, radiation workers have the right to ask the NRC to conduct an inspection if they believe their working environment has safety problems.
