*[Enwl-eng] Tell the NRC: No nuclear waste in our landfills

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                  Believe it or not, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
is still planning an even more dangerous and misleading change to the way 
nuclear power radioactive waste is handled.

                  The NRC has invented a new and deceptive name for nuclear 
power waste, calling it “Very Low Level,” or VLLW. The fact is that VLLW is 
not only Very Long-Lasting Waste, but also extremely dangerous to human 
health and the environment.

                  Despite the dangerous nature of VLLW, the NRC wants to 
authorize regular landfill operators to dispose of radioactive waste. This 
would almost certainly result in nuclear waste leaks into our water, air, 
crops, and communities.

                  We need to flood the NRC with comments against this 
dangerous deregulation of nuclear waste. The deadline for comments to the 
NRC is less than a month away. Tell the NRC and your members of Congress: No 
dumping radioactive waste into our landfills.

                  There’s no such thing as a safe level of radioactivity. 
The NRC claims only very "low levels" of radioactive waste will be disposed 
of with regular trash, but there is no safe level and the level they propose 
is actually higher than licensed dumps. At the proposed level, 1 in every 
500 people will get cancer if exposed over their lifetimes.

                  The NRC is also taking this action behind the backs of the 
American people, under the cover of the Covid-19 crisis. Their proposal 
would allow regular trash landfills to start taking nuclear waste without 
their surrounding communities knowing or having input. This is simply 
unacceptable.

                  Powerful players in the nuclear industry are pushing for 
this change, and the NRC may give them what they want unless we stop them. 
The deadline for comments to the NRC is less than a month away. Tell the NRC 
and your members of Congress: No dumping radioactive waste into our 
landfills.

                  We’ll have more updates about this important issue soon. 
In the meantime, we hope you’re staying healthy and safe.

                  Thanks for all you do,

                  The NIRS Team

                  Diane D'Arrigo
                  Luis Hestres
                  Denise Jakobsberg
                  Tim Judson





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