Assessment Board postpones public hearing on EPA radioactive facility decision

The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) has announced that its planned public hearing on appeals filed against the decision of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exempt the proposed operation of the radioactive source storage and calibration facility at Houston, East Bank Demerara from an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been postponed.

The hearing was to be convened at 5 pm today in the conference room of Parc Rayne, Lot 1 Rahaman’s Park, East Bank Demerara. A new date is to be announced shortly.