2009 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:17:29 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] RADIATION: "DOE Must Analyze the Impacts of DOE's Decision to Leave Defense High-Level Waste in Communities"
 
Energy Communities Alliance
Press Release
December 17, 2009


ECA: DOE Must Analyze the Impacts of DOE's Decision to Leave Defense High-Level Waste in Communities
ECA Asks if DOE's Defense High-Level Waste Decision is Safe

WASHINGTON, DC - On December 17, 2009, Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu questioning the Department of Energy's (DOE's) future plans for defense high-level waste currently stored at sites across the country. Communities that host DOE sites previously accepted defense high-level waste from other states and sites assuming that the arrangement was only a temporary solution while Yucca Mountain was being built. Now that the Administration's position in regards to Yucca Mountain has changed, these sites are concerned that they are de facto repositories for high-level nuclear waste.

ECA is calling on Secretary Chu to take action to address the concerns of these communities that are currently storing defense high-level waste. Specifically ECA calls on DOE to do the following:

1. Engage Local Communities and Governments on High-Level Waste Decisions and Impacts 2. Analyze the impacts of DOE's decision to leave high-level waste in communities throughout the country
3.      Appoint a Local Government Official to the Blue Ribbon Panel

ECA believes it is essential to engage local communities and governments in the process of finding a solution for the disposal of defense high-level waste. The full letter is posted at http://www.energyca.org/PDF/HiLevelWasteSecChu.pdf




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Lenny Siegel
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