ATSDR to Discuss Nuclear Fuel Services Site Findings At Public Meetings Aug. 30 and 31

Thursday, August 17, 2006

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will host two public meetings to discuss the agency's evaluation of possible environmental contaminants surrounding the Nuclear Fuel Services site in Tennessee.

The meetings will be held:

Aug 30
East Tennessee State University
DP Culp Center
Dining Room 2, 3rd Floor
Johnson City, TN
6-8 p.m.

Aug 31
Erwin Town Hall
211 Main South Street
Erwin, TN
6-8 p.m.

Members of the community are invited to stop by at any time during the meetings and speak with an ATSDR staff one-on-one about ATSDR�s evaluation related to the Nuclear Fuel Services site.

ATSDR was asked to address the community's concerns related to cancer, air and water quality surrounding the site. The agency has gathered community health concerns, evaluated the existing environmental and public health data, and has reported the findings in a draft public health assessment (PHA).

Community members who have questions about the upcoming meeting or would like a copy of the PHA may contact Health Communication Specialist Marilyn Palmer or Senior Health Physicist Dr. Paul Charp at 1-888-422-8737.� Those unable to attend the meetings can submit their concerns online at www.atsdr.cdc.gov/contactus.html or by mail to:

Marilyn Palmer, Health Communication Specialist
ATSDR
1600 Clifton Rd. Mailstop E-32
Atlanta, GA 30333
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/contactus.html

ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, evaluates the human health effects of exposure to hazardous substances.

Related News Releases For Unicoi County, Erwin, Tennessee

Community Input Needed for Government Nuclear Fuel Services Study, TN
Release Date: Friday, March 17, 2006
Citizens concerned about possible health effects from contaminants released into the air, groundwater and surface water in the vicinity of the Nuclear Fuel Services site in Erwin have until April 1 to send them to the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry. The federal public agency will review the concerns, evaluate the existing environmental and public health data, and report the findings in a public health assessment.

ATSDR to Host Public Meetings for Nuclear Fuel Services Site
Release Date: Friday, February 10, 2006
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will host two public meetings on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, in Erwin, Tenn., to gather community health concerns related to the Nuclear Fuel Services site in Erwin.

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