Oppose commercial nuclear waste imports into Idaho!
Oppose commercial nuclear waste imports into Idaho!
The Issue
- Spent nuclear fuel is one of the most radioactive substances on earth, and it is very dangerous to humans. That is particularly true if the spent fuel is removed from its cladding, which would most certainly happen if it were subjected to any research or treatment process.
- Commercial spent nuclear fuel is the largest nuclear waste stream in the country. There are more than 70,000 metric tons now stored at nuclear power plants, most of which are east of the Mississippi. That inventory increases by 2,000 metric tons every year.
- Idaho has said “No!” to spent nuclear fuel importation for decades. In 1995, the State of Idaho and the federal government signed a binding court settlement agreement that included an absolute ban on spent nuclear fuel from commercial power reactors coming to Idaho.
- We must show Governor Otter and Attorney General Wasden that WE STILL SAY "NO!" Idaho's ban against commercial spent nuclear fuel must not be weakened or waived for any reason.
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The Issue
- Spent nuclear fuel is one of the most radioactive substances on earth, and it is very dangerous to humans. That is particularly true if the spent fuel is removed from its cladding, which would most certainly happen if it were subjected to any research or treatment process.
- Commercial spent nuclear fuel is the largest nuclear waste stream in the country. There are more than 70,000 metric tons now stored at nuclear power plants, most of which are east of the Mississippi. That inventory increases by 2,000 metric tons every year.
- Idaho has said “No!” to spent nuclear fuel importation for decades. In 1995, the State of Idaho and the federal government signed a binding court settlement agreement that included an absolute ban on spent nuclear fuel from commercial power reactors coming to Idaho.
- We must show Governor Otter and Attorney General Wasden that WE STILL SAY "NO!" Idaho's ban against commercial spent nuclear fuel must not be weakened or waived for any reason.
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Petition created on April 30, 2015