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Home | About Us | News and Press | Contact Us CEP advocates a long overdue overhaul of the nation’s laws and policies on the disposal of high level nuclear waste and low level radioactive wastes. We support a sustainable national energy policy that reduces reliance on nuclear power and emphasizes conservation and renewable energy sources.
CEP opposes high level nuclear waste disposal in Nevada and storage in Utah. We oppose disposal of Class B and C radioactive wastes at Envirocare of Utah and the sham disposal of LLRW as “alternate feed materials” at the International Uranium Corp. mill in Blanding, UT. CEP trustees have fought the Yucca Mountain Project since the mid-1980’s, and led a nearly successful effort to convince Utah’s U.S. Senators to vote against YMP approval in 2002. CEP trustees were among the first to oppose the Private Fuel Storage plan for temporary spent fuel storage and to support the dissident majority of Skull Valley Goshutes in the continuing battle to stop this project.
- NUCLEAR POWER PROPONENTS EYE EMERY COUNTY FOR TWO REACTORS, BY PATTY HENETZ AND ROBERT GEHRKE,THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 10/25/2007
- GREEN RIVER: NUKE PLANT COULD SPOIL MORE THAN THE VIEW, TRIBUNE EDITORIAL, 10/26/2007
- LEGISLATORS FOUGHT GOSHUTES' NUKE WASTE DUMP - BUT NOW CONSIDER REACTORS, BY JUDY FAHYS,THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 10/27/2007
- GOVERNOR SAYS STATE OPEN TO NUCLEAR POWER, BY GLEN WARCHOL, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE,10/25/2007
- UTAH NUCLEAR PLANT TO DOUBLE UP?. 2 REACTORS LIKELY FOR THE PLANNED POWER PROJECT. BY JOE BAUMAN AND LISA RILEY ROCHE. DESERET MORNING NEWS, OCTOBER 26, 2007
- NAVAJOS: OLD URANIUM TAILINGS LEAVE LAND RADIOACTIVE, PEOPLE SICK, BY THOMAS BURR, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE,10/24/2007
- TEAM URANIUM: SELF-SERVING LAWMAKERS HAVE HUGE CONFLICT TRIBUNE EDITORIAL, 10/18/2007
- XCEL WINS LAWSUIT OVER NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE, BY JESSICA MADOR, MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007
- RACHEL'S DEMOCRACY & HEALTH NEWS #927, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007, WHY IS UNCLE SAM SO COMMITTED TO REVIVING NUCLEAR POWER?
- NO NUKES: NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PLANS SHOULD BE SHELVED, TRIBUNE EDITORIAL, 09/23/2007
- BOOSTERS SAY N-POWER NOT DOOMED IN LONG TERM, BY ROBERT GEHRKE, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 09/22/2007
- NUCLEAR PLANT TO BE EXPLORED, CRITICS SAY PROPOSAL WOULD LIMIT PUBLIC'S SAY IN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, BY JUDY FAHYS, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 09/19/2007
- GUV OPPOSES NUCLEAR PLANT IN UTAH, SAFETY ISSUES MUST BE RESOLVED, HUNTSMAN SAYS, BY LISA RILEY ROCHE AND JASEN LEE, DESERET MORNING NEWS, SEPT. 21, 2007
- BLANK CHECK FOR NUCLEAR POWER? PROPOSED BILL WOULD LET UTILITY RECOUP FULL COST, BY JASEN LEE, DESERET MORNING NEWS, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007
- THE GENIUS DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED NUKE POWER’S DEADLY DISEASE, BY HARVEY WASSERMAN, COMMONDREAMS.ORG, SEPTEMBER 7, 2007
- FROM 1997: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) GUTS ENVIRONMENTAL & RADIATION MONITORING AROUND THE NEVADA TEST SITE
- MILITARY SHOULD BE MORE OPEN, DESERET MORNING NEWS EDITORIAL, 08/01/2007
- URANIUM LEFT ON TEST RANGE, WATCHDOG GROUP WORRIES ABOUT MILITARY USE OF DEPLETED METAL, BY STEPHEN SPECKMAN, DESERET MORNING NEWS. 07/31/2007
- ENVIRONMENT: OLD URANIUM LITTERS TEST, TRAINING RANGE, BY ROBERT GEHRKE, SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 07/31/2007
- ENERGYSOLUTIONS FILES FOR IPO, FUNDS RAISED WOULD GO TO EMPLOYEES, DEBT, DESERET MORNING NEWS, 03/30/2007
- HAZ-WASTE FUND REJECTED, BY JOE BAUMAN, DESERET MORNING NEWS,THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006
- SENATE ERRS BY SUPPORTING BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S DIRTY, DANGEROUS, AND EXPENSIVE NUCLEAR REPROCESSING PLAN, STATEMENT BY EDWIN LYMAN, SENIOR SCIENTIST, GLOBAL SECURITY PROGRAM, UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, JUNE 29, 2006
- COSTLY NUKES: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS COULD FACE A HEFTY BILL SHOULD NUCLEAR POWER-PLANT WASTE COME TO UTAH, BY TED MCDONOUGH, SALT LAKE CITY WEEKY, JUNE 22, 2006
- IUC TO RE-OPEN U.S. URANIUM MINES, INITIAL PRODUCTION 3.4 MILLION POUNDS URANIUM, MINEWEB, JUNE 14, 2006
- CEP COMMENTS TO BLM ON PFS ISSUE
- UTAHANS WARY OF RENEWED INTEREST IN URANIUM, BY PATRICK O'DRISCOLL, USA TODAY, 01/19/2006
- UTAH REGULATORS FUMBLE JAPANESE RADIOACTIVE ROCK 10-25-2005
- CEP LETTER TO RADIATION CONTROL BOARD 10-25-2005
- NEWS RELEASE ON DEPT. OF RADIATION CONTROL GRAMA RESPONSE 10-25-2005
- NEWS RELEASE - RADIOACTIVE "BARGE" UTAH-BOUND
- GRAMA REQUEST RE: IMPORTATION OF JAPANESE RADIOACTIVE ORE TO UTAH RADIATION CONTROL BOARD
- FLASHBACK! TIME FOR WESTERNERS TO HANG TOGETHER, BY WINSTON WEEKS AND STEVE ERICKSON, MAY 10, 1999
- NEVADA SEEKS UNITED FRONT AGAINST YUCCA, UTAH'S 'THROWN US UNDER THE BUS,' OFFICIAL SAYS, BY JOE BAUMAN, DESERET MORNING NEWS, 03/22/2005
- UTAH TRYING ALL ANGLES TO BAR PFS, BY JERRY SPANGLER, DESERET MORNING NEWS, MARCH 20, 2005
- GOSHUTE PLANT CLEARS BLOCKS, NRC BOARD ALL BUT OPENS WAY FOR NUCLEAR FUEL RODS, BY JOE BAUMAN AND ELAINE JARVIK, DESERET MORNING NEWS, 02/25/2005
- UTAH IN NUCLEAR WASTE CROSS HAIRS, YUCCA BUDGET CUTS, REACTOR PLANS ARE RAISING INTEREST IN SKULL VALLEY, BY ELAINE JARVIK, DESERET MORNING NEWS, 05/02/2005
- SENATE OKS CLASS B, C WASTE BAN, BY JOE BAUMAN, DESERET MORNING NEWS,03/02/2005
- WHITE MESA UTES CRY 'ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM', HEARING: TRIBAL LEADERS COMPLAIN THAT A PIPELINE FOR MOVING TAILINGS WOULD OBLITERATE 8 CULTURAL SITESL BY LISA CHURCH, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE,FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2005
- DECISION ON GOSHUTE WASTE PLAN IS LIKELY IN FEBRUARY,A FEW WEEKS LATE: THE SAFETY BOARD IS EXPECTED TO FINISH WORK WITHIN 60 DAYS, BY PATTY HENETZ,THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- NUCLEAR INDUSTRY DOESN'T BACK TEMPORARY UTAH STORAGE SAFETY ISSUE: A TOP LOBBYIST SAYS IT WOULD BE BEST TO MOVE FUEL TO YUCCA, BY CHRISTOPHER SMITH, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 09/12/2004
- GROUP FIGHTS UTAH EFFORTS TO BLOCK GOSHUTE WASTE, KSL-TV, DEC. 8, 2004
- GOODBYE, YUCCA; HELLO, UTAH? IF PLAN FOR NEVADA N-STORAGE FAILS, TOOELE MAY BE A TARGET, BY JERRY SPANGLER, DESERET MORNING NEWS, 12/09/2004
- BISHOP SAYS REID KILLED NUKE-WASTE STRATEGY, BY JERRY SPANGLER, DESERET MORNING NEWS, 11/20/2004
- N-WASTE TO TRAVEL THROUGH UTAH IN UNTESTED CASKS FEDS DON'T HAVE THE BUCKS TO DO IT: INSTEAD, NUCLEAR AGENCY RELIES ON COMPUTER ANALYSES AND SCALE MODELING, BY PATTY HENETZ, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 11/14/2004
- UTAH FILES PETITION FOR CERT WITH U.S. SUPREME COURT RE: HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE, 10/29/2004
- FOOT IN THE DOOR, OPINION, SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 10/25/2004
- NUCLEAR PLANT SECURITY ATTACKED, AND REPORT ECHOES UTAH CONCERNS ABOUT RISKS FROM N-WASTES, BY DONNA KEMP SPANGLER AND JERRY D. SPANGLER, DESERET MORNING NEWS, 10/25/2004
- WASTE ISSUE ISN'T RESOLVED, DESERET MORNING NEWS EDITORIAL, 10/25/2004
- WALKER AND PFS OFFICIAL SPAR OVER NUCLEAR WASTE PLANS, NUCLEAR PANEL TO DECIDE ON UTAH SITE ON JAN. 19, BY JOE BAUMAN, DESERET MORNING NEWS, 10/15/2004
- U. S. NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PANEL MEETING, COMMENTS BY GOVERNOR OLENE S. WALKER, STATE OF UTAH, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, OCTOBER 14, 2004
- WEST TEXAS SITE PROPOSED FOR NUCLEAR WASTE FROM OHIO, BY SCOTT STREATER, FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM (PRINTED IN DESERET NEWS), OCTOBER 10, 2004
DESERET NEWS ARTICLE: VOTERS GIVE INITIATIVE 1 THE OLD HEAVE-HO DESERET NEWS ARTICLE: INITIATIVE 1: PROPOSAL'S DEATH IS NOT THE END OF DEBATE OVER WASTE DUMPING DESERET NEWS ARTICLE: ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SPLIT ON WASTE-TAX MEASURE PRESS RELEASE: CITIZENS EDUCATION PROJECT STATEMENT ON INITIATIVE 1 PRESS RELEASE: WILL INITIATIVE 1 STYMIE TAILINGS REMOVAL? DESERET NEWS ARTICLE: FOES FEAR INITIATIVE WILL HURT CLEANUP- CITIZEN’S STATE INITIATIVE NUMBER 1 (Full text from Utah Voters Guide)
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