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June 7, 2016

Nuclear Activists Speak Out During Dept. of Energy Tour over Nuclear Waste
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The Department of Energy is conducting an eight-city national tour aimed
at gathering public feedback on the issue of where to store nuclear
waste. The agency has launched a so-called consent-based siting model to
determine where to store spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste. At a hearing in Boston Thursday, Paul Gunter of Beyond Nuclear
raised objections to the process.

Paul Gunter: "How does the public in the affected community build trust
when the Department of Energy itself is a promotional agency doing the
bidding of the nuclear industry by direct promotion, and that the whole
process going forward to date has lacked consent? There's never been
consent with regard to generation of nuclear waste."



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