After an investigation, the commission changed the terms of the factory's license and said that the public had 20 days to request a hearing on the changes. But no member of the public ever did. In fact, no member of the public could find out about the changes.
That's essentially the same tactic they used in Nevada with the 'downwinders' & tribes recently, but it didn't work. If I remember correctly, the interested parties had to be 'registered' in order to participate in the negotiations, but those groups never were able to get a copy of the registry to find out who they should lobby or find out if they were on it. The court didn't like that... Leigh On 7/6/07, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
from t r u t h o u t: Secrecy Shrouds Accident at Nuclear Plant http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070607L.shtml The New York Times reports that Nuclear Fuel Services of Erwin, Tennessee, "a factory that makes uranium fuel for nuclear reactors had a spill so bad that it kept the plant closed for seven months last year and became one of only three incidents in all of 2006 serious enough for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to include in an annual report to Congress. After an investigation, the commission changed the terms of the factory's license and said that the public had 20 days to request a hearing on the changes. But no member of the public ever did. In fact, no member of the public could find out about the changes. The document describing them, including the notice of hearing rights for anyone who felt adversely affected, was stamped "official use only. it gives me that glowing feeling... -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
