Potential highly radioactive irradiated nuclear fuel shipment routes from atomic reactors to WCS, TX.Thanks to everyone who has taken action, and submitted public comments to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in opposition to the proposed Waste Control Specialists (WCS) centralized interim storage facility in Andrews, TX. The environmentally unjust, de facto permanent, parking lot dump, would put the Ogallala Aquifer at risk, and would launch thousands of Mobile Chernobyl truck, train, and/or barge shipments through most states, past the homes of millions of people (see potential shipment route map, left, or here for an enlarged version). We have secured an extension for environmental scoping public comments, till April 28th, so please keep submitting them, and spread the word. You can fill out/submit Public Citizen & NIRS web forms, and use Beyond Nuclear and/or SEED Coalition sample comments, to prepare your own for submission.

Also, see how your two U.S. Senators voted on former Texas governor Rick Perry's confirmation for Energy Secretary, and take action, here. Please use the sample letters provided to thank your Senator if he/she voted against Perry's confirmation, or to "spank" your Senator if he/she voted for Perry's confirmation. (Sample call-in scripts are also provided.) Perry not only has a blatant conflict of interest with WCS (see articles in Counterpunch and Mother Jones), putting at risk billions of dollars of taxpayer funding, as well as public health, safety, and the environment, but he was also a member of the boards of directors of Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics, the companies behind the highly controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, until resigning his positions just before his Senate confirmation hearing. Please let your Senators know how you feel about Perry's radioactive crony capitalism and dirty oil pay-to-play politics, and urge they now address his conflicts of interest. More.