Public Interest Community Speaks Out Against Plutonium Fuel Plan
Press Advisory
WHO: Representatives of Southeastern local and regional public interest and environmental organizations, including:
- Georgians for Clean Energy
- Georgians Against Nuclear Energy
- Physicians for Social Responsibility/Atlanta
- Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
And national organizations:
- Nuclear Information and Resource Service
- Dr. Ed Lyman of the Nuclear Control Institute,Washington, DC
WHAT: Participate in two Public Meetings held by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to collect public in-put prior to their Environmental Impact Statement on the production and use of experimental mixed oxide (MOX) plutonium fuel. The fuel would be made at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, near Augusta, up river from Savannah, transported regionally and used in 4 nuclear power reactors operated by Duke Power in the Charlotte area (Catawba 1 & 2 and McGuire 1 &2).
WHERE: April 17 in North Augusta, SC
North Augusta Community Center, at 496 Brookside Avenue
April 18 in Savannah, GA
Georgia Coastal Center, at 305 Martin Luther King Blvd
WHEN: 6:30 pm, at meeting site - representatives will be available for interview and press materials from groups will be available. NRC Public Scoping meetings start at 7:00 pm
WHY: Handling plutonium and nuclear power are both inherently risky. Weapons-grade plutonium has never been used as a commercial reactor fuel, which compounds the risks. We are committed to working for health, safety and environmental protection.
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