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NuclearLou


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Rob Daly claimed yesterday on Scott's show to know nothing about the radioactive contamination surrounding the New York Power Authority's Lewiston Generating Facility due to past Manhattan A-bomb Project, Atomic Energy Commission and other military-industrial activities. The NYSPA helped to electrify some of these projects and in fact, the Niagara Redevelopment Act of 1957--revolved around Niagara's need for Cold War equality in power production for military projects of the era.


Because of its surroundings and materials used in the construction of the power plant, there is evidence that the massive dam structure is contaminated excessively with radioactive Radon-222 gas and that it is vented into the atmosphere at the big concrete overpass in front of Niagara University. Radon-222 is a radioactive decay product of Uranium and has many associated Decay Daughter "byproducts" that it leaves behind, each with their own half-life and individual biological danger.


Rob Daly might not have intentionally lied about this--but here is my comment letter to the New York State Power Authority submitted months ago that Mr. Daly claimed to know nothing about. Apparently, the NYSPA senior people didn't let Rob see the file containing real concerns of the people. Maybe Mr. Daly is not privy to this information and is only a talking head--I thought he sounded nervous throughout his interview. Listen to the PodCast:


Direct download: Dialog_100405_-_Robert_Daly_NYPA.mp3


Not only is Mr. Daly uninformed but he also sounded "twitchy" on air.


Mr. Daly refused to answer the question about how much money is being paid to a company called URS Corp. ($15-50 million) to handle the relicensing with the federal government. Are you ready for this? URS is the parent company of EG and G and they're the company that handles security for the Nevada Test Site (desert nuclear test blasts) and a secret air base called Area-51. Oh yes they are, go do a Google on these terms: URS Corporation Area-51, EG and G Area-51, URS Corp. EG and G, Jon Turley Area-51 workers, Cammo Dudes and URS Corp., Cammo Dudes and EG and G Co.


Then, Mr. Daly made it initially sound as if the URS Corp. was a local, Buffalo based company. He was asked to clarify on-air. He did but was sure splitting hairs and massaging innuendo.


This company that's handling the NYSPA relicensing, URS Corp., is a multibillion dollar government military-industrial giant involved in all sorts of "blacked out" projects. They are also currently doing the $300,000 radiation survey at CWM on the old atomic LOOW site (Hmmm?). It is thought that they are trying to cover more Butt around Lew-Port, Niagara and Erie Counties. The most recent news from the Lewiston Sentinel has URS claiming that radiation readings around Lewiston are "normal." More on that to come but the readings are far from "normal" and not natural at all.


Rob Daly's dad, the late State Senator John Daly, was fully aware of what was going on around the Lew-Port Schools, Lewiston-Porter, Youngstown, Ransomville, LOOW site and he did nothing during all of his time in office. It is thought that John Daly was directly involved with the questionable deals that allowed earlier companies (SCA, Chem-Trol) to disturb dirt at the LOOW site, after the state health department forbid such activities in 1972. Mr. Daly profited directly from contributions made to his political campaigns by waste handlers.


Mr. Rob Daly is employed by NYSPA as a PR shill and he's a member of M.O.N.K. The Ministry of Not Knowing.


Here's the letter to NYSPA and URS Corp. about the relicensing submitted lasy May.


Subj: Comment Submission-Niagara Power Relicensing  
Date: 5/27/2005 3:38:07 PM Eastern Standard Time 
From: NiagaraNet 
To: niagararelicensing@urscorp.com, info@wnyrelicensing.com 
CC: NiagaraNet, Niagaraheritage (Niagara Heritage Partnership)



PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION via Email submitted at 03:40 p.m.


Relicensing for the Niagara Power Project--New York State Power Authority, located at Niagara Falls, New York, USA


To all agencies involved; New York Power Relicensing, FERC and NYSPA officials



Ladies and Gentlemen: Good day.


It should be noted in the record that Niagara Falls, New York industry, has the unusual distinction as being the United States government's largest ore-to-metal manufacturing location for Uranium metal during the entire Manhattan A-bomb Project for a period of 11 years prior to the construction of the New York State Power Authority complex and that atomic activities, including local in-soil burials, manufacturing, etc. happened all around this facility during a period that included the construction of the NYSPA complex, conduits and transmission tower erection.


All activities were in very near proximity to one another during the construction of the NYS power project and concurrently with Atomic Energy Commission production of radioactive materials in Niagara Falls, New York. This is all according to US Department of Energy records. All soils movement during and after the construction of this facility and power complex should be under consideration.


It would be a great disservice to Niagara area residents if this consideration was not given to the excessive radiological contamination that remains buried near to and even on New York State Power Authority lands from the Manhattan Engineering District A-bomb Project and other commercial activities, in which Niagara power and industry played a prominent role. Consideration should also be given to the soils and earth disturbed during the construction of the NYSPA and that may have been used as "fill" or "spoils" for placement elsewhere in the Niagara area.


For additional information on this subject, please see the series of articles hosted on the World Wide Web by the Tokyo Physicians for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons in Japan, researched and authored by this writer, entitled 
-- "THE BOMB THAT FELL ON NIAGARA," that appeared in Artvoice newsweekly magazine, Buffalo, New York, during 2001 through 2004, at,
   www.atomicniagara.wny.org


These radiological hazards that continue to permeate the landscape around the power generation facility, transmission line towers and power corridors, need to be addressed due to the legacy impact that selling power to the industries employed in secret, by the US Government with the creation of atomic materials for weaponry, nuclear power stations, etc., and the impact all of these activities have had on the surrounding environment and health of its residents.


I am fully aware that Niagara is a hydro facility and not atomic. Just so that is clear for the record.


To not address this legacy contamination and the role that the Niagara Power Facility played, would be an egregious error of judgment and detrimental to the neighboring community. Now is the time to assess, compensate, remove and to remedy (where possible) any radiological or other environmental nuisance and hazard on power related properties.


I submit these comments respectfully and for the record as a loyal, faithful and natural United States citizen within the time constraints and deadline as required.
As a citizen I appreciate this opportunity.


I would be happy to offer any assistance that I am able to address these issues from my extensive research project. Thank you.


Submitted by:
Sincerely,
Louis Ricciuti
Lewiston, New York  14304
Email.:  NiagaraNet@aol.com
Tokyo Physicians Web site is located at,
http://www.ask.ne.jp/~hankaku/english/niagara_fall.html


Return address via email request.



-- Edited by NuclearLou at 06:47, 2005-10-05

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Read the entire Niagara Falls Reporter story
http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/palavish.html


POWER AUTHORITY LAVISHES MILLIONS ON FLUNKIES, FAKES, PHONY 'STUDIES'
By Mark Scheer


The same New York Power Authority that says it can't afford to give the City of Buffalo and Erie County more money over the next five decades --


......has apparently had no trouble raising funds to perform studies and complete paperwork during the last five years. According to the minutes from past meetings of the authority's Board of Trustees, the agency's budget for expenses related to the relicensing of the Robert Moses Power Project in Lewiston has risen steadily since 2001, with the last documented increase bringing the total allocation to $52.1 million. The need to perform additional studies and delays in the process itself were cited as the primary reasons behind the most recent request for additional relicensing money. "The number of studies identified in the 2002 meetings was used to estimate 2003 study budgets," explained the authority in the minutes from a board of trustees meeting held on Sept. 23, 2003. "However, the level of studies increased and additional studies were added in 2003 which led to unanticipated costs in 2003. Although very successful, the (Alternative Licensing Procedure) has taken longer than anticipated, which further compresses the time allocated to conduct studies and gather information. This time compression, coupled with the additional studies and/or expanded level of study effort, has increased the relicensing costs beyond those anticipated in 2001 at the time of the initial contract award." Increases in the authority's relicensing budget have meant more money for URS Corp., the company hired by the authority to coordinate the relicensing process and prepare the final license application. During the Sept. 23, 2003 meeting, authority trustees increased the "compensation ceiling of the relicensing, consulting and project management services contract" with URS from $15.9 million to $24.9 million and agreed to extend the company's service contract through June 30, 2006. The authority's board may not be done spending either. During the September meeting, URS representative and relicensing director Keith Silliman told the board $10 million to $13 million in additional expenditures may be necessary to complete the authority's application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. To put the relicensing budget in perspective, $52.1 million represents slightly more than half....



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Rob Daly is a wonderful looking man. Not much in the brain department though.

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"Where are the political threads?" Now THAT'S funny! But not as funny as the last comment__OMG!!


LOL!



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When Scott asked Daly what he did at the Power Project he answered "Special Advisor for Relicensing". Since the final application went in two months ago I suppose that means Mr. Daly will be back on the job market soon. Readers, let's all pitch in and find Rob his next job.



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United States Antarctic Program  

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Responsible for assisting the Area Manager and Area Manager, Assistant in management of Area Operations and Station Services at the South Pole Station and any other station supported non-science camp/facility. Specifically deploys to the Antarctic as the senior RPSC winter manager for the full austral winter season. Serves as the Point of Contact in coordination and responsibility for those elements of functional support divisions deploying during the Winter-Over period. Ensures station operations provide responsive and appropriate levels of support to all program participants on the station. Interacts as appropriate with NSF representatives and other support entities.

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-- Edited by shughes at 18:34, 2005-10-05

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A second generation of fine public politics. You're right, his father is one of those responsible in a big part for all the current problems. Him and past assemblyman Joe Pilliterre, Earl Brydges and a few others. Of course the problem began way before them. They just helped to make it worse. Robert will be no different with the public trust than his father was.   Operachick

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NL, get out of THAT town. You're always welcome here with us in Pacific Time! I just don't know why you guys entertain or even put up with a second generation political operative.  Operachick

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2005 - 18 = 1987


Eighteen years ago, Rob Day's father, NY Sen. John B. Daly, R-Lewiston, and then Assemblyman Joseph Pillitere, D-Lewiston (interesting bipartisan activities even back then), introduced a bill which became law requiring the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to develop a statewide plan that provided for equitable distribution of hazardous waste in New York.  No one community would be overburdened--Yeah and sure. This law was never enforced, just like the 1972 New York State Health Department order commanding that NO SOILS BE DISTURBED at the old military site at Lewiston-Porter that was never enforced. That order, issued 33 years ago about the atomic LOOW site was wholly ignored. The trucks began hauling barrels, the machinery began moving dirt and digging holes for burials before the ink was dry on the NYSDOH Stop Order!


The 1980s law was written and passed to keep the Towns of Lewiston, Porter, Youngstown, Ransomville from becoming the toxic dump of New York State forever (Too late-it has and is).  The law required the DEC to develop a plan within six months (Oops--6 months from 1987, is what day?).  That was almost 19 years ago and one of the Bill's authors is now buried six-feet deep (RIP-well, sort of).


This past year, in a political public relations move, Gov. George met privately with King George in a Youngsberg, NY, restaurant, overlooking the discharge of the Niagara River into Lake Ontario. Later, Gov. Geo. went back to Albany and signed the Bill into law...(Again...).


King George and Princess Francine took bows and one-handed applause from all bipartisian's in the audience (volume intentionally turned down on cricket SFX channel).


And the trucks still roll into Niagara County at the rate of more than 200 a day--leaving loads for our kids to eventually build their houses on--both literally and figuratively speaking, of course. Nice, very nice. Have a nice day and drink eight glasses of water for health.


(Thanks OC. You never know.)



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 http://www.sounddogs.com/previews/2106/mp3/278440_SOUNDDOGS_JU.mp3

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Tomorrow, October 11, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Congressman Brian Higgins will be a guest on the Sandy Beach Show on WBEN 930 AM to talk about the unfair settlement offer by NYPA to Buffalo and Erie County.  On the show will also be Rob Daly, special adviser for relicensing at NYPA.  NYPA has offered an insulting "take it or leave" settlement to the City of Buffalo and Erie County of $2 million per year over the next 50 years, which does not adequately address the environmental mitigation that is needed to remedy the effects of the Niagara project on Buffalo and Erie County.  Please tune in and call with your questions and comments to 716.803.0930.

This message was sent to you from fightnypa.com.

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O.K. Call in with questions about the environmental problems and money dealings right here in Niagara County that the NYPA has caused. Call and whine for Buffalo and Erie county to get more than $100 million dollars??? What? You're kidding right? 


NO WONDER you signed in Anonymously! The web address you left is Pro-Buffalo getting MORE Money! You must be nuts.


Radio host--"Caller, you're on with Rob Daly."


Caller--"Hey man, I'm calling from Niagara County and I think that you should give ERIE COUNTY ALL of the tax credits, low-cost and allocated power and any other incentive you can to BUFFALO." "Because, I mean we're real DOLTS here in Niagara County"! "Look at what harm this project has caused to Buffalo." "Man, if it weren't for those early electric lights there at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition in 1901, President McKinley would never have got shot--so the way I figue it, that's all electricity--and Niagara's fault too, dude."


Radio host--"So, then we can assume that you're for giving more money to Buffalo and Erie County?"


Caller--"Sure man, they need it--look at how broke Erie County and Buffalo is and that Joel guy is so good at what he does..." "They REALLY need it more than Niagara does."


Sure. Fri#(%^in idiot!



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Buffalo?!?! I thing not. What do you pay per/KwHr? Writing from RGE country? Arcade maybe? Or r u Buffa-loner and 1/2 wit workin for the boys in Buff??

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Re: O.K. Call in with questions about the environmental problems and money dealings right here in Niagara County that the NYPA has caused. Call and whine for Buffalo and Erie county to get more than $100 million dollars??? What? You're kidding right? NO WONDER you signed in Anonymously! The web address you left is Pro-Buffalo getting MORE Money! You must be nuts.


No. No, I realized what the website was. It's called :FightNYPA. I see calling in as an avenue for Niagara Co. residents to respond against NYPA in a way our Niagara Co. reps did not, have not, and will not. I see it as a way for Niagara Co. residents to stay: STOP. Buffalo was never one of the original 7 listed in the PDEA as a host community. And yet, they will probably recieve what Higgins is demanding because Erie Co. has a rep who fights for them.


What do we have? We have a power project that blighted the gorge, (remember the PDEA? It means Preliminary Draft ENVIRONMENTAL Assessment -- NYPA acknowledges enviromental damage, that's why they are seeking the new license. They HAVE to compensate for that). They took land from a nation and removed people under force. We have a power project that puts Niagara Co. residents at risk for terrorism. Whether or not you view it that way, it has the potential to be be an international target or a domestic one. It  carries substanial risk.


We have a power project that intimdates first responders. We have a power company that has the resources to clean up the area's brown fields. (Remember the coalition consisted of SCHOOL officials, of which Lew-Port was one. Why didn't LP ask for the monies for clean-up?).


We have a power project that claims to be a good neighbor, but for who? Buffalo? The Tuscaroras? Niagara University? NYPA is only a good neighbor for those who recieved the monies they had the courage to fight for.


So, no, I'm not nuts. These are some the things I was thinking about when I suggested the members of this forum call in. It's like a final, last chance nor Niagara Co., don't you think?


I recently visited a website that stated: Buffalo, Home of Niagara Falls. Doesn't that bother you? It bothers me. Unless of course, they rename the Bills the Buffalo-Niagara Bills and the Sabres the Buffalo-Niagara Sabres and we start demanding and recieving a share of those revenues. Just think we could also become known as the home of the Buffalo-Niagara Chicken Wing and the beef on weck. The possiblilites AND the revenues are remarkable for Niagara Co.


As to posting anonymously, frankly, I am indifferent to what YOU think. I have the option and I am exercising it. Do I care if YOU think I have credibility? No. I try to respond rationally. I don't expect everyone to see ideas my way, but I also won't attack them if they don't.


 



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