Facility moved following earlier legal challenge

NRC staff ordered to analyze non-nuclear technologies, alternate sites

NRC staff ordered to analyze transportation accidents, alternatives

Public has opportunity to weigh in at February 1 hearing

Concerned citizens secure public input on controversial project

Environmental and disaster review of airport project necessary

In 2005, Pa`ina Hawai`i proposed building a facility for irradiating fruits and vegetables to kill various pests at the Honolulu airport. Earthjustice and its clients opposed the plant because it was in a tsunami evacuation zone, vulnerable to earthquakes and hurricane storm surge, at risk of airplane crash, and would provide a ready source of…

Threats from tsunamis, hurricanes, terrorism not evaluated