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Objections to the USA nuclear waste discussion process

Nuclear Activists Speak Out During Dept. of Energy Tour over Nuclear Waste http://www.democracynow.org/2016/6/7/headlines/nuclear_activists_speak_out_during_dept_of_energy_tour_over_nuclear_waste

The Department of Energy is conducting an eight-city national tour aimed at gathering public feedback on the issue of where to store nuclear waste. The agency has launched a so-called consent-based siting model to determine where to store spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. At a hearing in Boston Thursday, Paul Gunter of Beyond Nuclear raised objections to the process.

Paul Gunter: “How does the public in the affected community build trust when the Department of Energy itself is a promotional agency doing the bidding of the nuclear industry by direct promotion, and that the whole process going forward to date has lacked consent? There’s never been consent with regard to generation of nuclear waste.”

June 8, 2016 - Posted by | general

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