[NukeNet] Nat'l Nuclear Waste Summit--May 30-June 1, Columbia, SC. Be there

[Michael Mariotte]

National Activist Summit on Nuclear Waste
<http://www.nirs.org/nwsummit/summit.htm> 
May 30 -- June 1 
Columbia, South Carolina

This is a REAL SUMMIT -- not "virtual" -- intended both for seasoned
activists and also those becoming active on nuclear waste issues now.
Registration is still open -- but pre-registration is required -- if you
are planning to come,  please do register now
<http://www.nirs.org/nwsummit/register.htm> 



We will have time to share together: the information workshops will be
two-hour blocks so there will be time to develop specific ACTION STEPS.
We will weave together a map of where we are and where we plan to go. We
are holding this SUMMIT in the Southeast, a ground zero for the RELAPSE
into commercial nuclear power reactor siting and licensing--and a
significant share of the proposed expansion of the BOMBPLEX...both of
which would generate MORE radioactive waste at every link in the "fuel
chain." 

We are meeting in South Carolina, one of the likely hubs for the Global
Nuclear Energy Partnership and proposed reprocessing of high-level
waste...and in the face of all this--we plan to have FUN! This is not a
"virtual event" -- we are asking people to travel -- to physically come
together, so we can reestablish a sense of community, nationwide. People
are coming from California, Nevada, New Mexico, Minnesota, Illinois,
Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, DC and across the
Southeast. We hope that YOU will come too, and add to the areas
participating. It is important since we do not want to fall prey to the
boosters of the nuclear cartel who seek to play us one-against-another.
We want to renew and establish new friendships. We want to work
together, knowing that the SUMMIT is the beginning of a new phase as we
tackle the task. To paraphrase Harvey Wasserman, it's the task of
"driving a stake into an industry that should be dead, and that has no
heart!" 

* If you prefer not to use a credit card on-line to register, please
call Mary Olson, NIRS Southeast Office (no, please do NOT email) at
828-675-1792 to make other arrangements. Also, if  you just "show up" we
may not have food for you, and we definitely will not have a bed for
you. We'll likely give you a hug, but we would rather know you are
coming!

In addition to community, peer-to-peer time, we have stellar presenters
who have agreed to come: 

Dr. Frank von Hippel, Princeton University
Dr. Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
John Sticpewich, Common Sense at the Nuclear Crossroads
Steve Frishman, Consultant to the State of Nevada
Judy Triechel, Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force 
Michael Mariotte, Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear
Diane D'Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Louis Zeller, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
Tom Clements, Friends of the Earth
Don Hancock, Southwest Research and Information Center

Glenn Carroll, Nuclear Watch South
Susan Corbett, Sierra Club, South Carolina Chapter
Debbie Grinnell, C-10
Dave Kraft, Nuclear Energy Information Service
George Crocker, North American Water Office
Mary Olson, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Southeast 

AND there are several more who have been invited, who we hope will join
in. This is going to be a power-packed information session on Saturday
afternoon! See the event schedule on-line at:
http://www.nirs.org/nwsummit/program.htm



We will be staying together in informal dorm "digs" -- rooms with one
bed each; two rooms share 1 bathroom. We will have great simple meals,
and help wash the non-disposable dishes! Costs are very low (2 nights, 5
meals for $95 plus $15 materials fee for a total of $110), and if you
want to stay off-site and provide your own food, then only a $15
materials fee applies to help cover incidental event costs.

Want more information? Please drop a line to Mary Olson, NIRS Southeast
Regional Coordinator, 828-675-1792 or nirs at main.nc.us. Please do
register on-line or by phone 
SOON! We need to know how many rooms to reserve at our venue.

on behalf of a planning group that includes:

Bobbie Paul -- Atlanta WAND
David Kraft -- Nuclear Energy Information Service
Debbie Grinnell -- C-10
Diane D'Arrigo -- Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Gerald Rudolf -- Carolina Peace Resource Center 
Glenn Carroll -- Nuclear Watch South
Janet Marsh -- Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
Judy Treichel -- Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force
Kevin Kamps -- Beyond Nuclear
Leslie Minerd 
Liz Veazy -- Southern Energy Network
Louise Gorenflo -- Bellefonte Efficiency and Sustainability Team
Mary Olson -- NIRS Southeast
Rochelle Becker - Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility 
Sara Barczak  -- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Sara Tansey -- South Carolina Alliance for Sustainable Campuses and
Communities
Steve Comley -- We The People 
Susan Corbett -- Sierra Club, South Carolina Chapter
Tom Clements -- Friends of the Earth

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