Fw: (CMEP-list) Action Alert! Oppose the Yucca Mountain NuclearDump! and Rally in DC tomorrow!

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From: " Noel Petrie " <NPETRIE@...>

Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 2:59 PM

Subject: (CMEP-list) Action Alert! Oppose the Yucca Mountain NuclearDump!

and Rally in DC tomorrow!

Apologies for cross posting. Please circulate!

Contact the White House - Oppose the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Dump!

Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is the only site under consideration for a proposed

repository for 77,000 tons of high-level radioactive waste from the U.S.

weapons complex and commercial nuclear reactors. On January 10th, Energy

Secretary Spencer Abraham gave Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn the required

30-day notice of his intention to formally recommend the project to the

president. This recommendation is expected imminently.

Call/e-mail/fax the White House. Tell President Bush to reject the Yucca

Mountain Project!

CALL: The White House comment line: 202-456-1414 x1

FAX: Send a fax for free through Public Citizen's website by visiting this

URL:

http://www.citizen.org/fax/background.cfm?id=28 & source=1

E-MAIL: president@...

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TOMORROW (Feb. 14) 11:30 - PLEASE COME!!!

* * * Please note the slight change in location: (House side of Capitol

Grounds instead of Senate side). The fun will begin at 11:30 * * *

RALLY TO STOP YUCCA MOUNTAIN NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP & MOBILE CHERNOBYL!!!

WHEN: 11:30 - 12:30, Thursday, February 14th (Valentine's Day!)

WHERE: Southeast quadrant of Capitol grounds, near the House Triangle,

facing the Cannon House Office Building (across Independence Ave.). Closest

Metro: Capitol South on the orange line or Union Station on the red line.

WHO: Come one, come all -- bring your friends, family, co-workers,

neighbors! Spread the word!

WHY: The nuclear power industry and its friends in the federal government

are pushing ahead with the dangerous plan to dump 77,000 tons of high-level

radioactive waste from U.S. weapons facilities and nuclear power plants at

Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Yucca Mountain is in an active earthquake zone with

volcanic cones nearby and radiation from the proposed dump would eventually

contaminate the local drinking water supply. Tens of thousands of nuclear

shipments would pass through 45 states en route to Yucca Mountain, putting

millions of Americans at risk. In D.C., the CSX rail line, which passes

through northern Virginia, Washington D.C. and Montgomery County, has been

identified as a likely nuclear transport route.

Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham (who accepted $82,728 from the nuclear

industry during the last election cycle) intends to formally recommend the

project to the president any day now. Word is that President Bush is going

to give his immediate approval, sending the recommendation to Congress on

Monday, Feb. 11th. So much for a careful presidential review! The Governor

of Nevada has vowed to veto the dangerous Yucca Mountain plan but Congress

can override Nevada's veto - a vote is expected later this spring.

Help protest these outrageous violations of sound science, meaningful public

participation, democracy, and sensible, sane nuclear waste policy. Let's

tell Congress loud and clear to OPPOSE THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN DUMP AND THE

" MOBILE CHERNOBYL " NUCLEAR SHIPMENTS IT WOULD LAUNCH!

Please spread the word and help boost the turn out on Valentine's Day!

For more information, contact Kamps at NIRS (202.328.0002;

kevin@...) or Gue at Public Citizen (202.454.5130;

lisa_gue@...) or visit www.atomicroadshow.org.

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