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> Subject: Harkin Says No to Making Iowa a Nuclear
> Superhighway
> CC: [log in to unmask] (Sonya Wendell)
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> Senator Tom Harkin yesterday voted against the
> resolution on Yucca Mountain that would have meant
> shipping thousands of tons of nuclear waste through
> Iowa.  His statement on the vote was:
> "I say no to making Iowa a nuclear waste
> superhighway. I do not believe it is in the best
> interest of Iowans to allow the transportation of
> thousands of tons of deadly nuclear material over
> our highways, on aging railroads and through our
> communities without the rock solid assurance it can
> be done safely. With the increased threat of terror
> and the uncertainties about the potential dangers of
> transporting waste, I am simply not willing to put
> Iowa schools, homes and communities at risk. To
> date, the U.S. Department of Energy has not told us
> -- the states directly affected -- how they plan to
> safely transport the radioactive waste. Until then,
> I cannot -- and will not -- look Iowa parents in the
> eye and tell them I am confident their children will
> be safe."
> Link to press release on Senator Harkin's Web site:
> http://harkin.senate.gov/news.cfm?id=184429
>


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