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Tuesday
Aug242021

NO CONSENT: Texans Reject High-Level Radioactive Waste -- Opponents of Plan to Dump More Nuclear Waste in Texas to Host Capitol Press Conference

For Immediate Release:

Aug. 24, 2021

 

Contact: Karen Hadden, karendhadden@gmail.com, 512-797-8481

Michael Coleman, mcoleman@citizen.org, 202-329-4743

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

NO CONSENT: Texans Reject High-Level Radioactive Waste

 

Opponents of Plan to Dump More Nuclear Waste in Texas to Host Capitol Press Conference

 

WHAT: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering granting a license as soon as Sept. 13 to Interim Storage Partners to dump high-level radioactive waste in Andrews County, Texas near Odessa. Opposition at the city, county, state and federal levels demonstrate that Texans clearly do not consent to this dangerous threat to the environment and public health. Legislation that would pave the way for more nuclear waste dumping in Texas is currently pending in the state House of Representatives.

 

WHO: The Sustainable Energy & Economic Development (SEED) Coalition, Public Citizen and other opponents of making Texas the nation’s nuclear waste dumping ground.

 

WHEN: 10:30 a.m., CT, Wednesday, Aug. 25

 

WHERE: The South gate of the Texas Capitol in downtown Austin at the intersection of 11th Street and South Congress. The event will be livestreamed on the Public Citizen Facebook page at www.facebook.com/publiccitizentx

 

VISUALS: An inflatable full-scale mock nuclear waste transport container will be displayed.