Petition to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

Hi,

The Stopforever WIPP coalition has put together this petition to gain the attention of the governor to the dangerous proposal which would expand WIPP to take in surplus plutonium.

The pu would come from Texas to Los Alamos accompanied by armed guards, where it would be processed from metal to powder, trucked to South Carolina still under armed guard, reprocessed and then shipped back to WIPP. In many ways this is a very risky process.

If you are willing to print out and get signatures on this petition, please send to CCNS, PO Box 31147, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87594 by February 8.

Thanks in advance,
Janet

Petition to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

We, New Mexicans, call on our Governor to protect the public health and our environment by taking all necessary actions to stop the expansion of the nuclear waste facility called the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in southeastern New Mexico.

We oppose this nuclear waste expansion at WIPP because:
-The federal government's expansion plans would transport each shipment of deadly waste past our homes twice, over and over for the rest of the century.
- The plutonium nuclear waste in the WIPP expansion is a different and more dangerous form, will remain dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years, and endangers the health of my family and future generations.
- Unless New Mexico says NO to WIPP expansion, other disposal locations will not be developed, and WIPP will always be the only dump site, which is not fair. New Mexico never agreed to bear the burden of being the only site.
- The federal government's plans would expand the size of the nuclear weapons dump to more than twice its current size and more than is allowed.*
- The federal government is not being transparent about expanding WIPP, even though it has clearly admitted its intention in published documents. By repeatedly refusing to discuss its plans with the public, most New Mexicans are not even aware of those plans.

We will strongly support our Governor taking all necessary actions, including denying permits for the piecemeal expansion.

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* Federal law and legal agreements with New Mexico clearly limit the amount of waste at WIPP, but the expansion would allow more than that capacity, as described in the April 2020 National Academy of Sciences Report - Review of the Department of Energy's Plans for Disposal of Surplus Plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

https://stopforeverwipp.org/

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Mission Statement: The Southwest Alliance for a Safe Future (SAFE) is a coalition of groups and individuals working toward a fair and safe economy. We seek to prevent and repair the damages done by the nuclear industry to our land, air and water. We also seek to protect the diversity of human cultures, food production, and wildlife for future generations through economic development, education, and science.

Vision Statement: The Southwest Alliance for a Safe Future (SAFE) will prevent nuclear harm and promote regenerative practices in agriculture and business to support local economic independence, free from the negative impacts of the nuclear industry and from radioactive contamination.

1) We advocate for the re-use and re-purposing of minerals and the development of innovative technologies for creating products.

2) We support the use of plants that are adapted to arid climates to produce plant-based materials for business development. We will advocate for the development and use of technologies to ensure accessible and healthy food for all.

3) We support multiple uses of land for human and wildlife habitation to sustain life for generations to come.

Petition to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

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