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RE: Kerry on Yucca Mt.
If we were smart, we would recycle the uranium to
produce new fuel, and take care of the waste. That
isn't going to happen either.
--- Carl Speer <rtrs@cox.net> wrote:
> Senator Kerry was on our local news today and
> addressed his position on
> Yucca Mountain. I will transcribe some of that
> interview for the
> members of this list to answer some of the questions
> brought up by some.
>
>
> This was on "Face to Face" May 17, 2004
>
> Ralston: Yucca Mountain obviously (has) been a big
> issue for you in
> Nevada. . . You had an op-ed piece that was in the
> local newspaper
> today. Let me quote from it and ask you about it.
> You said "I voted
> against the plan to dispose of waste at Yucca
> mountain. And as
> President I would fight against it. That includes
> putting a stop to the
> dump once and for all." The question is how, how
> are you going to do
> that?
>
> Kerry: "There are any number of ways you can do it.
> First of all you
> have to submit it to the Congress and be willing to
> do it. Funding is
> required so you can do it with a budget. You can do
> it with your EPA.
> You can do it by heeding the scientific advice and
> by putting that
> scientific advice out in front of the Nation. You
> have to do what is in
> the interest of safety and in the interest of smart
> policy. I have
> always believed there were problems with Yucca
> Mountain as a repository.
> It is very, very, distinct. Now as President,
> believe me, there are
> enormous leverage and assets you can bring to bear
> on that. I think the
> country has to go to 21St. Century science. I don't
> think the current
> Administration believes in science adequately. They
> deny the science of
> global warming, they deny the science of stem cell
> research, they deny
> the science now of what people are telling us about
> long term safety of
> Yucca mountain. And they have even ignored warnings
> about the safety of
> workers up there. I think that is callused. I
> think that is wrong. I
> will proceed to take America down the road of proper
> scientific research
> and discovery. I am confidant we can find a more
> effective, long term
> way to ultimately dispose of our waste. . . I think
> the science out
> there tells us that Yucca mountain is not a good
> idea."
>
>
> Don't shoot the messenger. I just thought this extra
> statement applied
> to the discussion.
>
> Carl Speer
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu] On Behalf
> Of Flanigan, Floyd
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 10:55 AM
> To: Sinclair, Michael; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Subject: RE: Kerry on Yucca Mt.
>
>
> I they would work on getting remanufacturing back on
> the plate the
> disposal problem wouldn't be as big as it has become
> post Jimmy Carter.
>
> Floyd W. Flanigan B.S.Nuc.H.P.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf
> Of Sinclair, Michael
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 10:43 AM
> To: 'radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu'
> Subject: Kerry on Yucca Mt.
>
>
> The Senator is entitled to his opinion relative to
> Yucca Mt., but he's
> not offering an alternative. Does that mean he's
> opposed to radioactive
> waste disposal altogether or just in Nevada? Is he
> suggesting that if
> he's elected he'll start the whole process over
> again someplace else?
> The article raises more questions than it answers.
> Mike Sinclair
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scoggins, Frank S.
> [mailto:FSSCOGGI@SOUTHERNCO.COM]
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 8:05 AM
> To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Subject: John Jerry editorial on Yucca Mountain
>
>
>
> John Kerry guest editorial on Yucca Mountain
> This is not a joke. It was in the Sunday Edition of
> the Las Vegas Review
>
> Journal. Use link below to get to page.
>
>
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/May-16-Sun-2004/opinion/2388
> 9849.html
>
> Not on my watch
>
> Candidate says Yucca a non-starter if he's elected
>
> By JOHN KERRY
> SPECIAL TO THE REVIEW-JOURNAL
>
>
>
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