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Four priniciples to deal with nuclear radioactive wastes

our position can be summarized by four clear principles:
*No reprocessing of radioactive waste

*Isolation from the biosphere for as long as it remains a hazard

*Hardening and improved monitoring of the waste where it is currently stored

*Stop Making Radioactive Waste!

Sign the Petition: Principles for Radioactive Waste Policy, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, November 10, 2010 In light of its decision to end the failed and scientifically-indefensible Yucca Mountain, Nevada radioactive waste dump, the Obama Administration has established the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future (BRC) to re-evaluate radioactive waste policy.

The BRC has been meeting and holding hearings for several months. Although the BRC’s work is limited to the U.S., the ramifications of its eventual conclusions are likely to be felt around the world–and indeed BRC members already have been to Europe to review radioactive waste policies there.
Unfortunately, the BRC’s members are dominated by nuclear power interests who so far appear more interested in finding ways to encourage generation of new radioactive waste than in developing a responsible radioactive waste policy.

Thus, it is critical that our voices be heard. The BRC asked the anti-nuclear/clean energy community a long set of questions. On Tuesday, November 16, our community will be providing answers to those questions at a BRC meeting in Washington DC.

The detailed (and long!) text of our answers, developed by a group of 30+ activists over many weeks, is available here in nearly finished form (addition of some footnotes and proofreading have yet to be completed).

But our position can be summarized by four clear principles:

*No reprocessing of radioactive waste

*Isolation from the biosphere for as long as it remains a hazard

*Hardening and improved monitoring of the waste where it is currently stored

*Stop Making Radioactive Waste!

Sign the petition in support of these four principles now! And suggest that your friends and colleagues sign the petition too. But please act by November 15–the petition will be presented to the Blue Ribbon Commission at the November 16 meeting. You can add your own comments in the box at the bottom of the petition.

We encourage you to share this petition by e-mailing your friends (please don’t send to people you don’t know!), and posting on Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites. Just use the Share button above!

Nuclear Information and Resource Service – NIRS

November 11, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, reactors, uranium