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Qi1~z~l~ <br /> Irradiation Free Food Haw~i <br /> P.O.Box 11350 <br /> Hilo, HI. 96721 <br /> lsosl 966-csac ' 37 Ri ii 15 Ff1 1 <br /> April 15, 1997 COUfJI t G Hi7JJAll <br /> Dear Council Members, <br /> I am writing to share with you the following important information: <br /> 1) a letter from Senator Akaka in which he states that he is opposed to the use of <br /> radioactive materials in an irradiation facility because the risks are "unacceptable." <br /> If you have not yet received a letter from State Senator Andy Levin stating the same <br /> position, then you will soon. <br /> 2) information we recently received which can give you a sense of where the <br /> cobalt-60 for the proposed irradiation facility would come from. As we suspected, <br /> the chain of dependence leads to a story of environmental degradation and potential <br /> nuclear holocaust. The old reactor they are relying on to produce the cobalt-60 is <br /> due to be permanently shut down in the yeaz 2000. I have e-mailed the Campaign <br /> for Nuclear Phaseout in Canada for an update and as soon as I receive that I will <br /> share it with you. Please read the end section in the "Nuclear Sunset" report <br /> about the AECL's isotoae business. If AECL does not build the Maple-X10 <br /> reactor, there may be no more cobalt-60 from Nordion after the year 2000. <br /> This could mean that the cost of cobalt-60 could rise dramatically. <br /> 3) a press release from Food and Water announcing that Frieda's, a lazge <br /> <br /> retailer/wholesaler of specialty produce, will not market irradiated fruit from <br /> Hawaii or anywhere else. More of the same can be expected. <br /> I hope this information is pertinent. Points number 1 and 2 surely relate to <br /> economic feasibility. <br /> Sincerely <br /> wm~~. tea. Z~Z,. V~ <br /> Kathy Dom ~iP N~. FN~~ <br /> Ant. Dsta f APR 1 a v}$y <br /> <br />