*[Enwl-eng] Say NO to hauling dangerous nuclear waste across America

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                  Today we’re asking you to take three very important actions to prevent the transportation of dangerous nuclear waste across the country. But don’t worry: You can take all three actions with just one click!

                  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is accepting comments on two proposals to build Consolidated Interim Storage (CIS) facilities in New Mexico and Texas. Building these so-called ‘interim’ sites would require hauling dangerous, high-level nuclear waste all over the country twice: Once to the ‘interim’ sites, then once again to the permanent site—if that is ever built. If the permanent site is not built, the ‘interim’ sites could become de-facto permanent storage sites. Communities in New Mexico and Texas would become the latest sacrifice to the nuclear industry.

                  We can’t allow this dangerous, high-level nuclear waste to be hauled around the country to storage sites that won’t be permanent solutions to our nuclear waste problem. Tell the NRC and your member of Congress to say NO to the CIS facilities in New Mexico and Texas.

                  The transport of irradiated nuclear waste is extremely dangerous and risky. To reduce risk, the waste should be transported only once: from the reactor site (the site of creation) to a morally and scientifically sound system for permanent isolation.

                  Shipping high-level waste poses the threat of creating a national sacrifice zone if an accident were to occur during transport or at a CIS facility. Land, water, and air within 50 miles or more of the accident site could be threatened by dangerous, possibly uninhabitable, levels of contamination. Also, the owners of these ‘interim’ storage facilities are banking on U.S. taxpayers paying the tab for their schemes—which happens to be illegal under current law.

                  By taking this action, you’ll send comments to the NRC opposing the CIS facilities in New Mexico and Texas. You’ll also send a letter to your member of Congress urging them to take action:

                    a.. Oppose funding for CIS facilities 
                    b.. Oppose pending bills that legalize CIS facilities 
                    c.. Extend the NRC comment periods until 6 months after the end of the pandemic 
                    d.. And hold public hearings in your district about this. 
                  Tell the NRC and your member of Congress to say NO to the CIS facilities in New Mexico and Texas.

                  Building the CIS facilities in New Mexico and Texas would mean transporting over 90% of the radioactivity in the whole nuclear power and weapons fuel chain across 44 states and the District of Columbia for 40 years. That is an unacceptable risk to take with the health and lives of the American people. Tell the NRC and your member of Congress to say NO to the CIS facilities in New Mexico and Texas.

                  We’ll keep you posted about new developments on this issue as they happen. 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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