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For
immediate release, May 24, 2007
Potential I-3 impact noted in nuclear transport report
 Stop
I-3 Coalition urges the public to review an important
document released this week by Common Sense at the Nuclear
Crossroads. This report clearly suggests the proposed
Interstate 3 could become a likely transportation route
for high-level nuclear waste across Southern Appalachia.
This second report of its kind, “A Study of
the Problems with the Transport and Reprocessing of
Nuclear Waste in the Carolinas,” is available
on the web. Click "Second Report" at:: www.nuclearcrossroads.org
It includes a variety of maps,
drawn from government software, which outline waste
routes to Department of Energy nuclear processing sites
outside Augusta, Georgia, a key locale along the highway
corridors currently under study for Interstate 3.
“We
are concerned that hazardous material transport criteria
calling for use of interstates and avoidance of large
population centers might well add pressure to build
Interstate 3,” said Holly Demuth, executive director
of the Coalition. “This new report suggests nuclear traffic will be funneled
from all over New England and the Midwest through Southern Appalachia.”
Stop
I-3 Coalition believes that the Southern Appalachian
region is comprised of unique local economies and irreplaceable
natural and national treasures, which should not be
sacrificed to facilitate transportation of dangerous
materials.
“We hope the public, and all residents of this
region, will take a hard look at this report and the
plans now being advanced by our government and make
their opinions known to elected officials, “ Demuth
said.
For further information about the coalition, see:
www.stopI-3.org
Contacts:
Lucy Bartlett, Chair
hlbartlett@windstream.net, 706.782.7262
Holly Demuth,
Executive Director
holly@stopi-3.org, 706.508.3711
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