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u a S£QR Negative Decl azation Rage areas nor any other significant adverse effect tc natura.l resources; and 4. The proposed facility will. not encourage or ~t*_r:ct a large number of people to the site, or the Industrial Parr, for more than a few days, compared to the number of people who would come to the Industrial Par]c were the facility not ir. the Park. The irradiation unit of the facility :ai.ll utilize gamma radiation ger,eratPd by Cobalt-50 contained within stainless steel rods. Gamma radiation is not itself radioactive and substances exposed to gamma radiation do not thereby become radioactive. The design of the is'r=diction unit includes 6 foot `.hick concrete wcils rnd a 25 foot Seep purified water immersion +.ank ccrstrucea of concrete and containing a leak proof stainless steel liner. The design rf the irrradiation unit, including all safety features, gust be reviewed and approved by the New York State Departmen~ ~f Labor; Radiological Unit, as being in agreement with and utilizing standards at least as strict as those required by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. After construction, but before operation, :.he Department of Labor wi).i conduct two more inspections (both with and without Cobalt-EO present) prioz to licensing the facility for operation:. During operation, the facility will be the subject of continuous inspection by the Department of Labor. There will be constant monitoring of radiation in connection. with both the employees and the facility. The importation of the Cobalt-60 to the facility will be done approximately once per year. The Cobalt-60 will be sent ,`.nom Canada by Nordion, International and will be transported in a. lead lined cask approved and tested by the United States Nuclear Regu]ato.ry Ccyrmission foz failure against catastrophic accidents The sp=nt Col~alt•-60 ;ods wil_ re*..urned tU ld iirdlOn, 'lnte'~r:at iCRa. __.....^3 a.-i'_" ^.~`.'C: _ r ..3 r(a 1.^.' .r l'iw r.i spcsCll cf lllL'" -_~~ds 1.1 11?L. G:s1J!~•'~_~. ~l tl,r~ ~.nLv L: "'V t1,.• ~?aciioace.ive ~~~aste c•aliuy Law i G.S. ~ ?v __b =:Fe:~_ r:fl she ccncemitar.t dispcai ~roble:::s cc•scd tnerecy If :Iurr._cn sr::^.:xid avor iar2%i it.i ..;:ntraOT_::a responsi.:.i l:.t i.5? t'. - VA a::~ a_`=1:G~°. fJi t=)P *_'~as 1.:, Cronada, Iw3*.tc?diiC WOU.Id 9afei"y' :[!tintaia ..:iv5~ ~OdL _::C: :i(i `.'aQlatlOn :~'a r~ present, and then properly dispOS P_ Jf tnem. '.'Re Rai~- =.E of Cobalt-50 ~e app-roximate ly °_iVt? VE?31":i. ~.:Cbait-^'.0 In t:1EB form utilzzed L^+y an irrad'1atiOn i.3Cillt"y' Jaln'v't "melt down," emits na radioact i.v ity er rdd).Gai:t i'Je gases, and Cannot explode. DIO radiation can penetrate through the concrete c:~ails and generate into the environment. Dr. Berlin has assured the Board that neither the normal operation of the facility nor any potential occident within the facility, or involving the transpc:rtation of 'the Cobalt-6C, will offect public health and safe*_y, including, but r.ct limited tv, ground water, soil and air.