2008 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 00:38:45 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] RADIATION: U.S. Houston, Apra Harbor (GU)
 


11 a.m. — Read the report sent by the Navy to governor's office regarding USS Houston

Pacific Daily News (GU)
August 8, 2008

11 a.m. — The following is the report sent by local Navy officials to the Office of the Governor yesterday:

The U.S. Navy has determined that an extremely small amount of radioactivity may have been released into the environment during USS HOUSTON’s homeport periods at Apra Harbor, Guam starting in June 2006 to her most recent departure. This was a total of 366 days in Apra Harbor. The amount of radioactivity released to the environment during these in-port periods is less than 8 micro curies.

For perspective, the total amount of radioactivity released into the environment as a result of valve weepage during these inport periods is less than the total amount of radioactivity contained in all of the smoke detectors installed in a typical family home. This extremely small amount of radioactivity would have no adverse effect on human health, marine life, or the environment. Extensive monitoring in Apra Harbor has confirmed that U.S. nuclear-powered warship operations have had no discernable effect on the radioactivity in the environment, including during periods prior to, during, and after HOUSTON’s most recent departure.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080808/NEWS01/80808011/1002

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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