And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
YES!!
sent by Martha
Subj: 1999-10-01 Statement by the President on Yucca Mountain
Date: 10/4/1999 9:05:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (The White House)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
_________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release October 1, 1999
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
Yesterday's nuclear accident in Japan is a tragic reminder that we
must do everything in our power to ensure safe, responsible handling of
radioactive materials. Upon reviewing Senate Bill 1287, regarding
potential nuclear waste disposal at Yucca Mountain, I have determined
that it would not adequately ensure the protection of public health and
safety. If this bill is presented to me in its current form, I will
veto it.
I am encouraged that this latest Senate bill, the Nuclear Waste
Policy Amendments Act of 1999, does not seek to authorize interim
storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain before a thorough scientific
analysis of the site has been completed. That would be an
unconscionable mistake, and I have consistently opposed such proposals
in the past. However, the bill would take away the existing authority
of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect public health and
safety. It is vital that this authority be preserved.
I urge the Congress to join with me in opposing this legislation
and ensuring that we fulfill our responsibility to protect this and
future generations.
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