DOE tries again for "consent" to a radioactive waste dump in New England

Beyond Nuclear's Paul Gunter is in Boston today to challenge the Department of Energy's latest attempt to get New Englanders to "consent" to a radioactive waste dump in the region. Boston is the sixth of the DOE's series of "consent-based siting" meetings to feel out public sentiment toward both "interim" parking lot dumps and permanent repository sites.  "Since they have never asked for our consent on making the waste, they won't get our consent to dump it here," said Gunter, who was part of the original opposition in 1985 to DOE's attempt to situate a long-term radioactive waste repository in Maine or New Hampshire.  That effort threatened the elimination of entire towns and heritage by eminent domain for a "national sacrifice area."  New Englanders not only rejected the dump but also the continued operation of nuclear power plants that produce the waste. The Boston meeting will be Webcast live.  Make your voice heard by submitting comments to the DOE by July 31. More