Nuclear Alert: Landfills Are No Place for Nuke Waste!

By The Fairewinds Crew

Fact: nuclear power is too expensive and simply cannot compete against renewables. The Nuclear Industry’s solution? Cut corners to skimp on costs! And the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is actively supporting this rushed attempt to pinch pennies. Less Emergency Planning? Sure, no problem! Fewer inspections? Why, of course! Cheap nuclear waste canisters? You got it! Dump nuclear waste in the local landfill? SAY WHAT

Good news: you have an opportunity to get involved and help make a difference!

We encourage you to call-in to a telebriefing by our friends and colleagues at Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS). This telebriefing will be a discussion concerning this latest absurd idea that is sure to put your life at risk just to increase the profits of the nuclear industry!

You can find more information about NIRS telebriefing here.

You will have the opportunity to listen to the country’s real experts on this outlandish proposal to put an atomic reactor waste dump in your local landfill, including NIRS’s own Diane D’Arrigo, Jane Williams from California Communities Against Toxics, Dan Hirsch from the Committee to Bridge the Gap, and Terry Lodge from the Toledo Safe Energy Coalition.

You’ll also be able to ask questions during the call and also on Twitter by using the hashtag #VLLWbriefing.

Join NIRS and these radioactive waste experts on Wednesday, July 15 at 8PM ET/5PM PT.