HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-0418 PROCLAMATIONWIIEREAS, according to documentation provided by the State of Nevada which indicates
that radioactive waste may be transported through Ashland as early as 1998 should Senate
Bill 167 or similar legislation be enacted by the U.S. Congress; and
WIIEREAS, this radioactive waste is to be transported to an "interim" site in Nevada, and
thus does little or nothing to solve our nation's radioactive waste problem; and
WIIEREAS, commercial nuclear reactors have generated about 22,000 tons of highly
irradiated waste in the United States, which will remain hazardous for 250,000 years.
WHEREAS, the industry and the government have found no safe way of isolating the toxic
substances from the environment for this period of time. Those trying to foster a crisis
atmosphere have shown little inclination to curb the creation of the hazardous substances;
and
WHEREAS, the health hazards are beyond imagination and the proposed casks are untested
for withstanding highway accidents; and
WHEREAS, the majority of high-level radioactive waste is the fuel from the hot core of
commercial nuclear power plants. This irradiated fuel is the most intensely radioactive
material on the planet; and
WHEREAS, we generally oppose radioactive waste transportation through Ashland on
Interstate 5; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ashland reiterates its declaration of being a nuclear-free zone;
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Ashland is on record as opposing Senate Bill 167 and
all similar legislation which would require radioactive waste transportation near or through
the City of Ashland; and
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Ashland supports creation of an independent
presidential commission to reoexamine our nation's radioactive waste policy; and
BE IT RESOLVEI). that the City of Ashland will carry this resolution to all of our elected
local. state. and federal officials and to the President of the United States.
l)ated this 18[h day of April. 1995.
Calhcrinc M. (olden, Mayor
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