Opponents gird for nuclear waste dump battle in Nevada

Political cartoon by Jim Day, published in the Las Vegas Review Journal in 2010 The Yucca Mountain, Nevada radioactive waste dump zombie is again stirring (see political cartoon, above left; be sure to count the toes!), as: the Trump administration has budgeted $120 million to resurrect its long cancelled licensing proceeding; Energy Secretary Perry made a surprise, secret trip to the site; and congressional Republicans attempt to "Screw Nevada" (the most common name for the 1987 law that singled out Yucca Mountain, despite its already documented scientific unsuitability, and environmental injustice). However, the State of Nevada, its congressional delegation, environmental watchdogs, and the Western Shoshone Indian Nation are girding for battle -- Beyond Nuclear, and a thousand environmental/justice groups nationwide, will stand with them, as we have for three decades. See Nevada's and Beyond Nuclear's websites for more information, and ways to take action.

Native Americans speak out on radioactive dumping in their communities

Art by Jack MalotteAs posted at Censored News, Ian Zabarte, Western Shoshone Secretary of the Native Community Action Council (NCAC), has announced the Native American Forum on Nuclear Issues, to be held at UNLV Barrick Museum Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV on Earth Day (April 22-23). The event in entitled "Healing Global Wounds: 25 Years of Accomplishment." (The current attempt by the Trump administration and Republican Congress to revive the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste dump licensing proceeding -- to which NCAC is an official participant, a party with standing -- will be a focus.) More.

(See a larger version of the poster and art at the left, here.)

Update on April 10, 2017 by admin

Native Community Action Council has posted its announcement about the April 22-23 Las Vegas event at its own website.

Beyond Nuclear is honored and privileged to have been invited to make a presentation at the event.

(See a larger version of the poster and art above, here.)

Trump's propsed Yucca Mountain revival should be dead on arrival

Editorial in the Las Vegas Sun.

For millions of Americans, the science and safety of Yucca don’t add up

Guest column by Mary Olson in the Las Vegas Sun.

Mary Olson is director of the Southeast Office of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service.

Battle against Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump is reborn

Judy Treichel, the executive director of the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force, has published an op-ed in the Las Vegas Sun, "Battle against Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump is reborn."

Treichel concludes:

Nevada is the Battle Born state and after 30 years we still say “No.”