European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 15, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 9 Public to get say on weapons plants concern focuses on nuclear wastes Washington a the Energy department under pressure from environmental critics. Will give the Public a Chance in review Boss its plans to clean up and rebuild the nation s nuclear weapons Complex would affect the pm Iron ment the announcement at week s end by Energy Secre tary James. Walkins came nearly seven months alter 22 environmental and arms control groups sued the department to Force such a review the significance of it is that it would be the first comprehensive and Public analysis of the whole weapons  said Dan Rice her. An attorney Lor the natural resources defense Council one of the environmental groups that sued. Richcr said allowing the Public to participate in the planning could Lead to significant changes in the future emphasis of the multimillion Dollar weapons program. It could very Well shift the direction of the program away from modernization and toward cleanup he said. Watkins also won applause from Capitol Hill. The department 1, decision. Mav mean that the bomb factories Iron curtain of secrecy is  said Kep.  Aucoin. I Ore. One of several members of i on Ress who 11 months ago requested the environmental Rcv Icuss. Mans in inn Mcneal groups. Including Seichei s. Have argued the government should Spenil More id clean i a the Trail of a ardous and radioactive wastes generated in weapons plants. Many of the i 7 major plants Ami laboratories in 12 males were Hull in the late i mils or Early i Luik and operated for decades behind a Wall of secrecy that permitted environmental abuses. Watkins also announced a riday he was sending in dependent teams of environmental specialists to the weapons plants or laboratories to study their compliance with Federal and state environmental Laws As Well As health and safety rules. The five plants Are the Savannah River site near Aiken. . Which makes materials Cor nuclear War Heads the i inc Las weapons components Plant near Largo. I la. The i wrench  National Laboratory at Livermore calif., which performs research and testing of weapons designs the Sandia nuclear weapons Laboratory also at liver More and the Brook Haven nuclear research Laboratory at i Pton. N. V. In his announcement Walkins said the department would prepare an environmental Impact statement on us re cents published live year plan for cleaning up the weapons plants. He said the report would evaluate alternative approaches to resolving the waste problem including treatment storage and disposal options. He said an environmental Impact statement pm Long term plans for modern my the weapons production system also is planned although the department has not released details of a modern Alion plan. Catherine Kaliniak. A department spokeswoman said an internal assessment of modernization priorities will be completed in a few months. Walkins said Public hearings would be held As part no the environmental studies and the results would be used As a planning tool to guide  2 sex Wii fighters finally leave malay Jungle Naruta. Japan a two japanese men who fought for i hair country in world War ii and then with communist guerrillas for 45 scars in the  Jungle have resumed to Japan saying they had always looked Forward looming Home. Shig Vuki Hashimoto. 71. And Kiyoaki Taluka. 77. Were greeted by about 2 1 relatives and friends hearing Tsoui is Arul Candy at the Nanta Airport East of Toko. Saturday it was the pair s first Homecoming since they left i 1 to work in a wartime japanese Iron  in Ala Sia. 1 Rcv late joined Japan s Manns and then took up arms with the Tommu nist party of Malawi now called Malaysia when Japan surrendered at the end of world War ii in in. Ihei named i help the noun try gain Independence Tim urn am. Japan s former in cams. Be re japanese so we never forgot Aboul Japan even r Ore .  told some 70 rep lers at the upon. We looked  or cats to returning to Japan. But As japanese we could t lease behind the Pep a we Sven fighting alongside i of All Tiv be Vears until this oppo Nunilo " the two  i Wedryk  in hat Yai. A town in Southern Thailand near the Jungle of us malaysian Border where thes and on sums insurgents had i Nughia for Lour and a Hall decades six weeks ago. The insurgents was Dis banded. We fought for .1 Long  Hashi Molo said. We lost touch with All of our old friends. Now Only the iwo of Are still alive " several of their relatives including Tanaka s 51-year-old daughter Lew to Thailand to meet them and accompanied the men Back to Japan. Doctors in Bangkok had pronounced the iwo in satisfactory condition. How Ever Hashimoto who has High blood shag Yuki  Muki Lanka Arris at the Narilia. Japan Airport. Pressure and Tanaka both travelled from the plane in wheelchairs. In a weak voice. Hashimoto told re porters and photographers jamming a Small Airport room a unit his years away from Home. In iv57. When what was then called Malava gained Independence from Brit Ain we could have returned to Japan hut it would have required our surrender to the Malasa government and we chose not to do  he Saj. They decided to fight until the insurgency was Over. Last ear. A peace Accord was reached and we became finally free so we could come Back to  Hashimoto said in a hard Jud Ihle voice. His account was interrupted when doctors cautioned him against further speech. I m it doubled Fie was still Alisa. But i dul no  Ironi him or thou him for noels 50 scars so. Of course. I seas Wor  said Lla hint i s sister. Kikuko i i Watan. 74. Lla Silini. From  prefecture near Tokyo. And Lanik i Sere scheduled to undergo Hospital tests be t Oie returning Home Kanaka. Whose wife is still alive is from  Prek curve n inc South. V. Ink in the Jungle the iwo men reportedly Learned from shorts a a radio of the enormous changes in Japan since world War ii. British common stealth forces fought bloody Battles with the communist insurgents in what was called the Emer gency from iv4s to l%0. Righting continued on a lesser scale but thai malaysian military strikes and a thai amnesty badly Hurt the guerrilla move ment in More recent years. In december communist leaders and thai and malaysian government officials agreed to end the Surg inc. Aquino to press . For $962 million in bases pact Manila Philippines a presi Dent Cora on Aquino said saturday that her country will urge the 1 United states to fulfil commitments under a military bases pact that expires in i m i. Certainly we expect the americans to fulfil i hair commitment said Aqui no. I mean that was part of the  Aquino was referring to an Accord reached in 1988 that commits the . Government to give Manila $962 million for Jhc remaining two years of a 1947 military bases agreement which expires in 1991. In Exchange. The United states is Al Lowed to maintain Clark a. The Subic has naval facilities and four smaller Mil itary installations in the Philippines a lease Extension requires a nest treats to be approved in the 2. Menix r philippine Senate sphere there is Strong opposition to the bases. Talks Between the two sides on extending the leases will begin in March or april. On thursday. A senior foreign department official accused the . Government of reneging on some of the promises and said a list of the violations would be delivered to the . Embassy within a few Davs. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Said the philippine ambassador to the United Stales Emma Nuel Pele. Would deliver a similar list Loscar Carv of state James a. Baker Iii. He said the unfulfilled provisions in clude a . Pledge to convert 52 .5 Mil lion of accumulated foreign military sales credits into Grants a provision of a i million Over two years to help philippine troops in improving base occur it and an additional Sio million Over two scars to relocate Squall is living near the bases. We assumed Good  the foreign official said. We Don t want to quarrel with the americans. We just want to get the  Aquino said philippine negotiators will meet this week to prepare the philippine government s position in new talks on extending american use of the bases. She said the alleged . Violations of the i9ss Accord would he Dis cussed Ashen the two sides meet either in March or april. The philippine president has refused to say publicly whether she supports he United states use of the bases beyond 1991. On tuesday. Foreign Secretary Raul Mang Lapus said . Budget cuts might reduce the United states rental pay ments for the bases