Fw: (CMEP-list) Yucca Mountain events in Washington, DC- April 15and 16th!

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Yucca Mountain events in Washington, DC- April 15 and 16th!

Yucca Mountain, located 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, is the only

site under consideration for a proposed repository to store 77,000 tons of

high-level radioactive waste from U.S. weapons sites and commercial nuclear

reactors. After years of study and billions of dollars spent, numerous

technical, environmental, and policy problems plague the project. In

addition to problems with the Yucca Mountain site, the prospect of

transporting nuclear waste across the country to Nevada raises serious

safety and security concerns. Tens of thousands of shipments of this deadly

cargo would be slated to pass through as many as 45 states, putting at risk

millions of Americans who live near interstate highways and railroads.

The Road to Yucca Mountain

What? The Road to Yucca Mountain film showing

When? April 15th at 7pm

Where? Vision's Cinema, 1927 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Cost? Free!

Vision's Cinema will show " The Road to Yucca Mountain, " a film by DC

producer Sorensen, on Monday, April 15th at 7pm. Admission is free.

The film will be followed by a panel presentation profiling opposition to

the Yucca Mountain nuclear dump proposal. Tens of thousands of highly

radioactive shipments would cross the country on our roads, rails, and

waterways unless Congress puts a stop to this dangerous project. Monday's

event is sponsored by Public Citizen, Nuclear Information & Resource

Service, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Sierra Club, and National

Environmental Trust. Visions is located at 1927 Florida Avenue NW,

Washington, DC. For more information call (202) 454-5130/(202) 328-0002 or

visit www.atomicroadshow.org or www.nirs.org .

Rally to Stop Yucca Mountain

What? Rally

When? Tuesday, April 16th, 11 AM - 12:30

Where? West side of the US Capitol

The Department of Energy projects 312 highly radioactive train shipments

from land and Virginia will move through the District of Columbia and

vicinity as part of the proposal to send 77,000 tons of nuclear waste by

truck, train and barge to a dump at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Help stop this

bad plan. Join DC area community activists, concerned Members of Congress,

national environmental, labor and Native American leaders at a rally,

Tuesday, April 16th, 11 AM - 12:30, at the west side of the US Capitol. For

more information call (202) 454-5130/(202) 328-0002 or visit

www.atomicroadshow.org or www.nirs.org .

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