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Roswell residents protest GNEP site – Carlsbad Current-Argus

Roswell residents protest GNEP site  Current-Argus 20 Nov 08  MSTROSWELL – Chaves County residents say they don’t want radioactive waste dumped in their area.A U.S. Department of Energy hearing Tuesday on the Bush administration’s proposed Global Nuclear Energy Partnership largely drew opponents. The DOE is holding 13 public hearings around the country, and officials say no site decisions have been made.GNEP, part of the president’s Advanced Energy Initiative, seeks to expand global nuclear power and technologies to enable recycling of radioactive waste.However, last month, a panel of the National Academy of Sciences urged President Bush to abandon the ambitious plan to resume nuclear waste reprocessing that is at the heart of his push to expand civilian use of nuclear power.

Roswell residents protest GNEP site – Carlsbad Current-Argus

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November 21, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized