TELL NRC & CONGRESS: No nuke waste in landfills!

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is planning a very dangerous change to the way radioactive waste is handled. Some man-made nuclear waste, mainly from the nuclear power industry, is very long-lasting and dangerous to human health and the environment. Disregarding this danger, the NRC proposes to let regular landfill operators dispose of this deceptively labeled “very low-level” radioactive waste (VLLW) by authorizing them as "specific exempt." This would almost certainly result in nuclear waste leaks into our water, air, crops, and communities.

By the Oct. 21 deadline, use NIRS’s webform to tell the NRC and your members of Congress: Don’t dump radioactive waste into our landfills or any other places that are "exempt" from nuclear controls.