RESOLUTION NUMBER 269

WHEREAS, we have been advised of legislation pending in the United States Congress, HR1020/S.1271, titled the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1995, which could lead to the transport, by railway and highway, of shipments of high level radioactive waste through the Metropolitan St. Louis Area; and

WHEREAS, the shipments would consist of spent fuel rods which have been stockpiled for decades at several dozen reactors throughout the Eastern and Southern parts of this country; and

WHEREAS, in March 1987, a train transporting radioactive waste from the Three Mile Island reactor was involved in a collision with a stalled automobile at the intersection of Macklind and Manchester Avenues, vividly reminding us that accidents can happen at any time; and

WHEREAS, there are many unanswered questions regarding the safe, permanent storage of radioactive waste; and

WHEREAS, since the City of St. Louis is without sufficient emergency personnel, equipment, and financial resources to safeguard its residents in the event of an unpredictable, major nuclear accident, it is clear that the shipment of nuclear waste materials through the City of St. Louis represents an undesirable risk.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis that we are opposed to any federal or state legislation which would permit the transportation of radioactive waste through the Metropolitan St. Louis area until such time as a permanent solution has been found to growing national problem and we further request that the Missouri Congressional delegation, along with Governor Carnahan and the Missouri Public Safety Director, work together to defeat such legislation for the benefit of all residents of the State of Missouri and we direct the Clerk of this Board to send a copy of this Resolution to the members of the Missouri Congressional delegation, Governor Carnahan, and the Public Safety Director for the State of Missouri upon adoption by this Board.

Introduced on the 15th day of March, 1996 by;

The Honorable Phyliss Young, Alderwoman 7th Ward

PASSED UNANIMOUSLY ON MARCH 15,1996

Fred F. Steffen Clerk, Board of Aldermen

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Francis Slay
President, Board of Aldermen