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You still have time to help us stop the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) from making a terrible decision. The NRC
could soon produce a generic environmental impact statement
for what it labels small-scale “advanced” nuclear reactors
(ANRs).
By fast-tracking the environmental review of ANRs, the NRC
is once again putting the interests of the nuclear industry
before our health and safety. The NRC’s job is to protect the
American people, not carry water for the nuclear industry.
But we still have time to flood the NRC with comments
opposing this plan. The deadline for comments on this
terrible proposal is June 30. Tell
the NRC: No easy passes for untested nuclear
reactors.
The comments you’ll send list a number of reasons why
producing a generic review for ANRs is a terrible idea. Among
other things, the NRC has no experience fast-tracking
so-called “advanced” nuclear reactors. There have been no
non-light-water reactors in operation in the U.S. since the
1980s. Only three were ever built, two of them in the
1960s—before the NRC was even created. In other words, the NRC
shouldn’t give an easy environmental pass to reactors it
doesn’t have experience regulating.
So-called “advanced” reactors would also generate many
different kinds of radioactive waste that would be even more
difficult to manage than those produced by the current
light-water reactors. Non-light water reactors have also been
known to have significant safety risks for decades. And if you
care about climate change, ANRs are no match for wind, solar,
battery storage, and energy efficiency.
The NRC should be looking out for the health and safety of
all Americans, not making it easier for the nuclear industry
to get rich while polluting our environment. The deadline
for comments is June 30. Tell
the NRC: No easy passes for untested nuclear
reactors.
Expect to hear more from us this summer about this and
other important issues related to nuclear energy. In the
meantime, stay healthy and safe.
Thanks for all you do,
The NIRS Team
Diane D'Arrigo
Luis Hestres
Denise Jakobsberg
Tim
Judson
Contact
Us:
Nuclear
Information
and Resource
Service
6930
Carroll Ave, Ste. 340
Takoma Park, MD
20912
(301)
270-6477
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