The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) will be conducting a public hearing for an appeal made against the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to not require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the storage of sealed radioactive sources by Non Destructive Testers Limited (Guyana) Inc., at Coverden, East Bank Demerara.
A public notice by the EPA said that the public hearing will be held on September 9, 2021 at 2 pm at its office on Ganges Street, Sophia. It was further stated that the EAB will conduct public hearings into all appeals submitted against the EPA’s decision not to require an EIA for the project.
The hearing will involve representations from the appellants, the developer and other key stakeholders after which the EAB will deliberate on the findings and prepare a report with its decision on whether an EIA should be conducted.