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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0212.220 1996-1998 MA`l-05-9T PopN 13:44 CHRPMHN CONSULTING 8VG5. 808 883 0012 P. 01 CHAPMAN CONSULTING SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ANALYSES n FACSIMILE I (7f1Y S PIl 2 c0 DATE: M17ay 5. 1997 C•C'I - 000IdI Y TO: Camcilman James Arakzki - „b';ql~ COMPANY: Hau~ali County Council FAX NO.: 069-3201 FROM: Gordon A. Chapmyn Please call if you do not recei•.•e all pages. Page 1 of 3 Support letter for Council Resclullen 71-97 and Bill 62. P O. ecx 383723 •'JVaikoloa, Ha~,aaii 96738 TeL (808) 883-9864 • Fax (808) 883-0012 CHAPMAN CONSULTING SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ANALYSES MaY S, 1997 VIA PAX 4~II;E~i1A~i•..' A fie, FN O IG~ f' ~'osenfed ~pW~r~ The Ilonurible. John Rna 25 Aupuni Street -alt. ~gtw ~~Y ~ 7 Hilo, Ilflwaii 96'2C SUBIECT- Courted Resole(ion 71-97 and Bill ~o. 62 Uear Councllinan Ray 'this is to uree. your support for the subject Council Resolution and 13111 Fls a member of the team that prepared the 1983 I Inrsaii Comnux;ities Irradiation Facility Environnten[nl Impact S[aTeinenL I am ~aefl aware oi'thc tact. of iadiauon risk; avo~iated wish the use of cobalt-60 as a radiation sou res for the treatment and starilizatlon of tbcd and medical supplies As indicated in the 1958 Final Environmental Impact Stntemen[ isae .Appendix G.2. External E. ants Risk Assessment, page 2-1), the usefulness of this manmade isotope in indicated be d:c tact that over 30 million curries of cobalt-60 are being used around [he stiorld for gamma proses>'mg. Similarly, as norod in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, cobalt-60 does not fission, emn nautrons. ethlhit i apld power excursions, or activate (make radioactive) other materials. This isotope simply decays or disi ntegra teS at a constam rate Finally, as indicated in the 6mironmemal Impact Statemen( Ri>k Assessment, the risks of radiation ~~_sc;t; e~eposure to workers or the public due to e~~tcrnal events aReeting [he food irradiation facilhy ere cxucmcly low. c.,p~ cia'Iv gi e t da• axu~emcl low qusntiuea of the material requited for the treeune~nt .~;1€' ~ (ecililr I uree you ro re~dic e-thy Ig38 H i vebi Commo~hdea Irradiation Faeil'rty Final Euviconmental ~ linpaot St ntement. if' con hace not alreadp done so. for credible information regarding the treatment process, clhect on fixxlstut};, sod nsks associated a;hh thnt vealment The questions, concerns, and misinlbrmation that are arising loda~ are [he same ac those raised in 1985, and just as in 1988, there is na credible sclenlllle basis for the opposition claims It' Flau~ail in ueneral. and specifically the Big lsla ud, ore to lmpro~e and increase their diversified agriatltural opponunitics, the necessar, inirasinicuu e_ includ hr~ treatment and markctingidistributlon systems, must be in place Just a> a carpenter ur doctor must hace the necessary tools to do theirjobs properly, so must larmers Irradiation treatmeni_ alone with all of[he other means of treating foodstuff's, must be made availably for all of us to benelit from an impmyed and increased diversited agrioulumal industry. Slnularh~, the monies required to deg: dop and pronxrce Hawaii's agricultural products iu a wide variety of forei~m and domestic markets nevi; be made available The continued Ios> of over 5300 million annually to our agriailuue Industn beanise oFthe flack appropriate treannent facilities cannot be allo~ced to cor~tinuc P.O Box 383723 ~ VJalkcloa, Hawaii 56738 Tel. [808) 883-9861 • Pax (80&) 8&3-0012 ML1Y-05-97 MON 13:45 CHRPMLIN CONSULTING SVCS. 808 883 0012 P. 02' Councilman John Ray NTay 5, 1997 Page 2 Again, I urge your support for Resolution 71-97 and F3ill 62. Please call or «rite should you have any questions or require additional information regarding the above. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this issue. Sincerely, Gordon A. Chapman cc: James ~~rahahi, Chairman, Hawaii County Council Aaron Chung, Counci! ylember Dominic Yagone.. Council \leinbcr Joe Reynolds, Council Member Curbs"fvler, Council Member John Santangelo, Council Member ``'`t1' ~ " Bobbie Jean Leithead-Todd, Council Member Al Smith, Council Ntember Steven Yamashiro, ~1ayor ~,;,^.+li P. Helfrich, HIGDB MAY-05-97 MON 13 46 BLACK KONISHI NISHIMURA FAX N0. 8089696788 P,Oi/O1 ROBERT E. BETHEA 686 KItiUOLE JTItEET, SUITE 210 IIILO,HAWAII96720 ~'1' 9~~gf S May 5, 1997 L, ~/7 Councilperson James Arakaki Chairperson. Hawaii County Council 2~ Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 (Faxed to 969-3?91) pear Councilperson Arakaki: Some years ago I spent many hours reviewing the available material concerning the safety and other issues involved in development of an irradiation facility. I was convinced that irradiated food was safe, and that any safety issues associated with the development and operation of a facility could be adequately resolved. NIy opinion has not changed. I know of uo rational reason not to encourage the development of an irradiation facility. To the contrary there are a number of good reasons, particularly the improycmcnt of our economy, to support such a facility. V trul yours, Robert . Bethea REB/aa