Petition on Depleted Uranium

Please sign this petition to help prevent the irresponsible dumping of depleted uranium in Utah!

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Dear Members of the Utah State Radiation Control Board, and Executive Secretary, Dane Finerfrock,

As you are aware, the radioactivity of depleted uranium continues to grow over thousands of years, eventually surpassing levels of B and C waste streams currently banned in the state of Utah.  The current rules surrounding the disposal of depleted uranium have been acknowledged by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as inadequate, and depleted uranium may not be found suitable for near surface disposal after completion of the ongoing rule making process.

Whereas shipments of concentrated depleted uranium oxide from the Savannah River Site to Clive, Utah are imminent, your duty as public stewards serving to protect our state from radiological hazards compels your direct action in defense of the public health and environment.

As a citizen of Utah, I stand behind and support your course of action to devise new rules to ensure that no depleted uranium comes to our state in advance of the completion of public health studies, site specific analysis, and performance assessments. I also urge you to include provisions which fully take into account levels of peak dosage and geomorphologic impacts of erosion on the Clive facility.

The mission of your agency is to protect Utah citizens and the environment from sources of radiation that constitute a significant health hazard.  This no doubt applies to both present and future generations.  Please act in accordance with your mission, and do not waver in the face of legal intimidation or obfuscation of the facts.  I urge you to vote in favor of a new rule preventing depleted uranium from being disposed of under Utah soil in advance of all proper studies and safeguards.

Thank you,

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