Dear friends,
The U.S. Senate will soon vote on the proposal to build a nuclear waste
dump
at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Please help us oppose this dangerous
project by
endorsing the statement at www.yuccastatement.org. Endorsing groups
will be
listed on this website. Organizations only, please. Individuals can sign
the petition at www.yuccapetition.org.
Help us spread the word by forwarding this message to other groups in
your
network! Feel free to contact me with any questions. For more
information
about Yucca Mountain, visit www.atomicroadshow.org.
Thanks!
STATEMENT OPPOSING THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN NUCLEAR DUMP
Transporting 77,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste to a dump site at
Yucca
Mountain that cannot meet basic safety standards poses unacceptable
threats
to human health and the environment.
Important scientific, ethical, environmental justice, and policy questions
about the repository proposal remain unresolved, as identified in part by
independent federal review agencies. The Department of Energy has not
developed a credible transportation plan. The risks of shipping highly
radioactive waste through 44 states to a questionable site, as currently
proposed, cannot be justified.
We therefore oppose the Department of Energy's premature and
technically
unfounded Yucca Mountain recommendation.
VISIT www.yuccastatement.org TO ENDORSE THIS STATEMENT