[Imc-radio] FW: [Peace] Proposed Nuclear Power Plant, Hearing 4-19

[Sandra Ahten]

Good headline, story material here.

Sandra


>From: Charlotte Green <chgreen48 at yahoo.com>
>To: peace at lists.chambana.net
>Subject: [Peace] Proposed Nuclear Power Plant, Hearing 4-19
>Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:49:19 -0800 (PST)
>
>Proposed Nuclear Power Plant, Hearing April 19, 2005
>
>Exelon has applied to the Nuclear Regulatory
>Commission (NRC) for a permit to build a second
>nuclear power plant at Clinton.  The application is
>for an Early Site Permit, which would give the company
>20 years to “bank” the site for future construction.
>The NRC has written a draft Environmental Impact
>Statement in which it recommends that the permit be
>issued.  The NRC is holding a public hearing on April
>19. 7-10 PM at the Warner Vespasian Public Library,
>310 N. Quincy St., Clinton, IL.
>
>No New Nukes, an organization in Bloomington which
>promotes sustainable energy resources and opposes the
>new plant, urges folks in Champaign-Urbana to come and
>speak at the hearing.  The following are some of the
>reasons why No New Nukes opposes the plant.  1) There
>are energy options for central Illinois that can be
>built faster, more safely, and for a fraction of the
>cost.  2.  Exelon wants to build a second reactor to
>profit its shareholders--not to meet the energy needs
>of citizens in Illinois.  3. Nuclear energy is
>expensive to produce, especially when the hidden
>government subsidies are factored into the cost.  4.
>Exelon’s promises of tax benefits and jobs for
>citizens in central Illinois should be examined
>carefully in light of the corporation’s business
>practices in other states.  5. There is nowhere to
>safely store the waste generated by a nuclear reactor.
>  6.  On-site, high-level, radioactive waste is cited
>in government reports as a prime terrorist target.  7.
>  New nuclear reactors produce greenhouse gases.  8.
>Low-level radiation exposure increases a person’s
>chances for miscarriage, infant death, and cancer--for
>workers in the plant and for those who live downwind
>of the reactors.  Since Champaign-Urbana is downwind
>from Clinton, it is especially important that our
>voices be heard.
>
>More information is available at the following
>websites:
>
>www.nirs.org     Nuclear Information and Resource
>Service.  Covers 			nuclear power, radioactive waste,
>radiation, and 			sustainable energy
>
>www.neis.org	Nuclear Energy Information Service.
>Covers nuclear power in Illinois
>
>www.ucsusa.org	 Union of Concerned Scientists
>
>www.nonewnukes.org		No New Nukes.  To find out what
>plans are being made locally to oppose the plant
>
>Urbana-Champaign residents are needed to speak up at
>the hearing on April 19.  Speakers should try to be
>informed, but they don’t need to be nuclear power
>experts, and their speeches do not need to be long.
>The most important thing is to speak from the heart,
>and your words will have power!
>
>The hearing will begin at 7 PM, but in order to get a
>seat, it may be wise to arrive by 6:30 PM.  Those
>wishing to make a public comment need to register
>ahead of time.  1) Call 1-800-368-5642, ext. 3835, or
>email ClintonEIS at nrc.gov by April 13.  2)If you don’t
>register by April 13, sign up at the Clinton Library
>on April 19, 15 minutes before the meeting begins.
>People who can’t attend the meeting can send written
>comments to ClintonEIS at nrc.gov and refer to report:
>NURUG-1815.  Public comments will be accepted until
>May 25.
>
>If you want to carpool to Clinton for the hearing or
>April 19 or need more information, please contact
>Charlotte Green, chgreen48 at yahoo.com.
>
>Please tell others how important this is.  The Clinton
>site is the furthest along in the regulatory approval
>process of any site in the U.S.  Every step toward
>approval of the Clinton site is a step toward the
>gates being opened for a flood of new reactors.
>
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