|  OPPOSE HOMELAND SECURITY'S DANGEROUS RADIOACTIVE CLEANUP PROPOSAL.
Send a letter to EPA and the Dept. of Homeland Security to oppose proposed Guidance that
would establish a dangerously lax cleanup requirements for a
toxic radiological "dirty bomb" attack (February 2005). The
guidance would establish cleanup standards that are totally inadequate
for habitation (with a horrifying 1 in 4 cancer risk level), and sets a dangerous precedent that could be used to weaken existing Superfund and radioactive cleanup standards. Homeland
Security would allow routine lifetime annual exposures orders of
magnitude higher than current background. This is the equivalent of
50,000 chest x-rays (over 30 years of exposure and even more if people
live and work in the area longer). The
guidance is expected to be published in the Federal Register for
comment soon, but groups are working to prevent this and letters will
help! Backup documentation can be seen at NIRS website in the "Radiation Standards" section at bottom of page at www.nirs.org/radiation/radstds/radstdshome.htm For more information contact Diane D'Arrigo, Nuclear Information Resource Service, dianed@nirs.org, 202-328-0002 ext 16. | Send Letter Opposing DOT exemption renewal on Depleted Uranium transport warning labels. Send
a letter to the Dept. of Transportation to stop the renewal of their
exemption which allows the shipment of Depleted Uranium without a
"Radioactive" Placard displayed on the shipment. See DOT email/address
and suggested message below. Activists
across the United States are sponsoring the Depleted Uranium Munitions
Action Plan and trying to prevent the renewal of a special U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) exemption, DOT-E 9649, which allows
the shipment of depleted uranium munitions without a DOT
“Radioactive” placard displayed on the shipment. Send Letter or email on DOT-E 9649 to: Mr. Delmer Billings, E-mail: delmer.billings@rspa.dot.gov DHM-31 Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals Department of Transportation 400 7th St. SW, Washington, DC. 20590 Suggested Message - Ask that the DOT immediately terminate and not renew DOT-E 9649. Depleted uranium munitions should have a "Radioactive" placard and an "Explosives" placard on shipments. Depleted
uranium is an extremely toxic material and much more dangerous when
shipped with an explosive propellant as in the case of DU munitions. In
case of a fire, first responders (local police and fire fighters) would
have no idea the shipment contained radioactive material. The public has a right to know about hazardous shipments through their communities. The expiration date for the exemption was June 30, 2004 - but letters can still be sent. The complete action plan is posted at http://www.traprockpeace.org/du_mun_action_plan.pdf or contact info@gzcenter.org for a copy. | | | Protest the First Proposed Nuclear Power Plants in U.S. in 30 Years. There
is growing opposition to Dominion's two proposed VA reactors. Many
groups are speaking at out at an upcoming Nuclear Regulatory
Commission hearing in February 2005. | |
| The
Center for Health, Environment & Justice's Director Lois Gibbs,
who once lived in the toxic Love Canal NY neighborhood, has joined many
groups in opposing two proposed reactors at North Anna, VA. The
People's Alliance for Clean Energy (PACE), is organizing against
Dominion Virginia Power's two proposed reactors at their Louisa County
facility. Dominion has applied for early site permits. PACE, BREDL, BE
SAFE and many other groups are opposing the plants. | 
Lou
Zeller of PACE is pictured with Lois Gibbs at a May 2004 Rally in
Charlottesville, VA to oppose the proposed nuclear reactors nearby.
They are standing in front of a replica of a nuclear fuel transport
cask. | | 
Peoples
Alliance for Clean Energy, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and
NC BE SAFE have joined forces against two new nuclear reactors planned
for the North Anna nuclear facility near Charlottesville, VA. A Spring
2004 Rally centerpiece was BREDL's 20-foot replica of an actual G-9
high-level nuclear waste transport cask. | KEEP RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS OUT OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS!
Did
you know radioactive waste from nuclear weapons and nuclear power could
be "released" and used to make everyday household items, like toys,
cookware, cars, furniture, building materials, and more! Distribute a petition to oppose this dangerous practice!
Join the Nuclear Action List by emailing Anne Rabe, CHEJ's BE SAFE Coordinator at annerabe@msn.com, or calling 518-732-4538.
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