PORT HOPE, ONTARIO: 450 Port Hope homeowners have had their soil sampled and properties tested for radon and gamma radiation in the first phase of the biggest radioactive cleanup in Canadian history. Some 1.2 million cubic metres of contaminated soil — enough for 500 Olympic-size pools — will be entombed in a storage facility. A waste-water treatment plant at the site is close to completion, said Judy Herod of Port Hope Area Initiative, the agency in charge of the cleanup. “We are still on schedule to complete (cleanup) by 2022,” she said. The 450-plus homeowners whose properties were tested have yet to receive the results. Radon gas levels were measured inside their homes while bore hole drilling outside yielded soil samples. More than 5,000 private and public properties will undergo such testing to identify places which need remediation, said Herod. More at thestar/news/ontario/2014/01/13/port_hope_properties_tested_for_radiation.html
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:39:52 +0000
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