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Port Hope Radiation Disaster
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by freedomcrow | October 7, 2009 at 06:06 am
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When I first moved to this area, there was an article about angry residents who claimed their skin lesions were due to the contamination in Port Hope. They formed a committee called FARE (Families Against Radiation Exposure) and demanded an investigation. Turned out the problem was worse then anyone imagined.
The proposed method of excavation will re-suspend radioactive particulate matter in the air. As this material can travel hundreds of kilometers on the wind, Toronto is easily within the sphere of influence of this project. If you doubt the impact, peruse the Health Canada studies from 1998 and 2000 which show elevated rates of illness in the 20 years after the 1970s cleanup.
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at 07:27 on October 27th, 2009
In Peterborough, on Oct. 14, at a Safe And Green Energy nuclear forum, world famous anti-nuclear activist Dr. Helen Caldicott said Port Hope residents are not safe living on top of historic radioactive waste and should move.
"It seems to me the government has taken absolutely no responsibility for the people. The population of 16,000 should be moved and a new town should be formed," Dr. Caldicott told the Northumberland News in a phone interview, on Oct. 20.