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

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                        Tell the NRC and Congress:
                        No Nuclear Waste In Our Landfills
                  Right now, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is 
planning a very dangerous change to the way radioactive waste from nuclear 
power is handled.

                  The NRC is creating a fictitious and deceptive name for 
nuclear power waste. Despite being extremely dangerous to human health and 
the environment, the NRC is trying to downplay Very Long-Lasting Waste by 
telling the Very Large Lie it is supposedly only very low level--VLLW.

                  It is not. But disregarding the danger, the NRC has 
proposed to let regular landfill operators dispose of this radioactive 
waste. This would almost certainly result in more widespread nuclear waste 
leaks into our water, air, crops, and communities.

                  We need to stop the NRC in its tracks before it takes this 
dangerous step toward deregulating nuclear waste. Tell the NRC and your 
members of Congress: Don’t dump radioactive waste into our landfills.

                  There is 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. At the proposed level, 1 
in every 500 people will get cancer if exposed over their lifetimes.

                  Powerful players in the nuclear industry are pushing for 
this change, and the NRC may give them what they want unless we stop them. 
Tell the NRC and your members of Congress: Don’t dump radioactive waste into 
our landfills.

                  The truth about proposed VLLW Radioactive Waste is that it’s 
a Very Large Lie. VLLW is not clearly defined but does include extremely 
dangerous Very Long Lasting radioactive Waste. The NRC’s proposal would 
allow it to be disposed of in our local landfills like regular trash. This 
is unacceptable.

                  The NRC is also taking this action behind the backs of the 
American people, under the cover of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a 
system that will allow regular trash landfills to start taking nuclear waste 
without their surrounding communities knowing or having input. Stand up to 
the nuclear industry and their friends at the NRC by telling them and your 
members of Congress not to dump radioactive waste in 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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