DOE Hearing
“Draft Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)”
Several South Carolina and Georgia environmentalists attended an important Department of Energy (DOE) hearing on disposal of weapons-grade plutonium on September 4 in N. Augusta, SC. This hearing on DOE’s “Draft Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental EIS” looked at production of plutonium fuel (MOX) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) and MOX use in nuclear reactors operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). SRS already has 13 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium stored at the site and more will come if the MOX program goes forward. Carolina Peace is against the MOX option and supports immobilization of plutonium as nuclear waste.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE DOE! YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
Here is a link to a fact sheet on the issue from the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. Commenting information is at the end of the PDF file.
http://www.ananuclear.org/Portals/0/MOX%20hearing%20fact%20sheet%208.31.2012%20pdf%20FINAL.pdf
DEADLINE TO COMMENT, OCT 10th
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