Margene Bullcreek has led the opposition against the PFS dump
for over a decade on the Skull Valley Goshute Indian Reservation."
Photo credit: Gabriela Bulisova, 2000.

After a bitter decade-long fight, the final nails in the coffin of the environmentally racist Private Fuel Storage (PFS) high-level radioactive waste dump were delivered on Sept. 7: the U.S. Bureau of Land Management rejected PFS's plans for hauling irradiated nuclear fuel to the reservation, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs nullified the lease agreement between the pro-dump, disputed tribal chairman and PFS. This victory sends a strong message to the nuclear establishment: "No Nuke Waste Dumps on Native Lands!!!"

NIRS wishes to thank and congratulate Margene Bullcreek and her organization Ohngo Gaudadeh Devia Awareness (OGDA), as well Sammy Blackbear, the Bullcreek and Blackbear families, and other Skull Valley Goshutes whose determination and perseverance in opposing the dump -- despite the long sacrifice, threats, harassment and punishment they have suffered -- has protected their community and its future generations against the deadly risks of radioactive waste. It has been an honor and a privilege to work with them in winning this tremendous environmental justice victory.

Full story at: http://www.nirs.org/radwaste/scullvalley/sv_victory91406.htm

Please see http://www.nirs.org/radwaste/scullvalley/skullvalley.htm for more information on PFS and the Skull Valley Goshutes.