The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-08-03

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Petroleum Research Corporation Denver Colo, in
July Blackfeet Tribal
Council explains the proposed storage of
the atomic industry the Bafee Indian reservation
storage byproducts from the atomic
industry Backfeet Indian Reservation proposed by
Research Corporation questions have arisen in
logical and proper and were expected by PKG some OF these CUES
their listed below Following each is
a detailed discussion on the answer.
l. q. Why the BIsekfeef Reservation ehosen7
Because the Backfeet Reservation site
storage byproducts from the Hartford Atomic
Products Operation at Richland, Washington
number sites for the safe sor
of such fluids The site closest to Hanord the Backee
offers the advantages of supply of
possible dam site for water storage for expansion
good railroad and highway transport systems national park
beautiful and good hunting and fishing These advantages
make the environment extremely attractive for scientific personnel
staff future research institutes laboratories and industries
T. q. What is the storage system?
byproducts various industrial
will put the ground about mile below the surface
of the ground Once placed in the ground in the particular
selected these byproducts will not be able to come
the by themselves Nothing will have to
be done to keep them there for the next several thousand
years.
Discussion: PRO already Investigated
of the geologic formations under the Res
ervaon low In wells this the petrol
companies actually drill with air instead with mud because
formations keep the mud in the
pressure of fluids these
positive conditions and
quenty complete safety bypoduct
byproducts placed the
casing which drilled these formations the bypod
readily formations and will be
able get
g. @. Is this system ssfe7
Discussion: Because the
other the surface
of Even well drilled into these and
maintained the surface the byproducts stored in this
eced wresse formation could not flow the surface Even
this formation the bypoducs still could not leak out of the
would still be lower datum than the surface
byproduets NOT explosive and they CANNOT
earthquakes other kind of dangerous condition to exist
Furthermore u Public Health Service the Atomic Energy
Commission Affairs the Department
the Department Health Education and Welfare and the
several Montana State agencies will have completely evaluaed
approved before bypoducts will
be stored under the Reservation
byprodvefs brovshf Reservation?
present pians that the byproducts will
solid material, placed
transport pipes When these pipes
the wells byproducts will be washed the solid
material with chemical water solution which drains direct
y the well and into the selected formation
Discussion Scientists have developed of solid mater
exchange up particular
yproducts these designed soak the
produc ions from atomic processing plants These solid
onexchange materials consist of particles small chunks about
the size of sand grains small gravel After these solid particles
soaked byproduct
degree
When is byproducts from the solid
chemicals pumped through the pipes
products will flow down the we'll Additional will
this safety
this system under all possible conditions
Is fihs transportation system safe?
A Yes
Discussion:
l. The solid material is placed in heavy steel pipes
Because the byproducts the dried solid material
they cannot leak out of the pipes
Even the heavy steel pipes could be broken under
unforeseen condition, the byproducts
the solid; the solid could away get
the solid particles chunks could be picked
uumsweeperype machine until Geiger all
radioacivity has been removed from the
AS with the storage system many tribal
will thoroughly evaluae and approve
transport system before actually
O. How will this storage system help BIsekeef Tbe7
A. This system will bring
to the tribe both from payment for the storage of the by
products the by industry
II will provide employment for many people 1t will also
attract high quality industry laboratories,
research and educational institutions
walton.