Nuclear resistance campaign
APEC is actively working to stop a project for making bomb-grade Uranium at Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) in Erwin, TN. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will decide as soon as October 2023 whether or not to issue the license amendment.
Democracy Thwarted
Erwin Citizens Awareness Network (ECAN) petitioned the NRC for a Public Hearing. But the NRC's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board not only ruled against ECAN before the public comment period ended, it also failed to consider a single public comment. This was evidenced by the NRC leaking their draft decision to deny a Public Hearing before the first public comment was logged. This decision led the community to host a People's Hearing on March 26.
Contaminated Water
95 river miles downstream from NFS, enriched uranium poisons the Nolichucky River*. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported that NFS poured 250 pounds of enriched uranium into the Nolichucky per year.
Public Health Concerns
The Department of Energy estimated a 1 out of 71 increased annual risk of cancer death due to NFS down blending of Highly Enriched Uranium to Low-Enriched Uranium*. NFS has compared the proposed process to down blending*. No Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement has been produced by NFS or NRC to research and publish the environmental and health impacts.
Nuclear Arms Race
Over 360 million people would die quickly in a nuclear war between the US and Russia with even more deaths in following years. Building more nuclear bombs makes us less safe*.
Regulatory Capture
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the responsibility of the public interest but instead is corrupted by the interest of the industry. This new process is a corporate handout of $67.5 Million of our taxpayer dollars for unnecessary and unethical nuclear bombs material.
Democracy Thwarted
Erwin Citizens Awareness Network (ECAN) petitioned the NRC for a Public Hearing. But the NRC's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board not only ruled against ECAN before the public comment period ended, it also failed to consider a single public comment. This was evidenced by the NRC leaking their draft decision to deny a Public Hearing before the first public comment was logged. This decision led the community to host a People's Hearing on March 26.
Contaminated Water
95 river miles downstream from NFS, enriched uranium poisons the Nolichucky River*. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported that NFS poured 250 pounds of enriched uranium into the Nolichucky per year.
Public Health Concerns
The Department of Energy estimated a 1 out of 71 increased annual risk of cancer death due to NFS down blending of Highly Enriched Uranium to Low-Enriched Uranium*. NFS has compared the proposed process to down blending*. No Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement has been produced by NFS or NRC to research and publish the environmental and health impacts.
Nuclear Arms Race
Over 360 million people would die quickly in a nuclear war between the US and Russia with even more deaths in following years. Building more nuclear bombs makes us less safe*.
Regulatory Capture
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the responsibility of the public interest but instead is corrupted by the interest of the industry. This new process is a corporate handout of $67.5 Million of our taxpayer dollars for unnecessary and unethical nuclear bombs material.
