,000 truckloads containing 625,000 cubic feet of waste will be deposited in WIPP over the next 35 years. Much of this waste is plutonium-laden. Plutonium is often termed the most dangerous substance known to man. Inhaling a miniscule amount of plutonium leads inevitably to lung cancer. Ingesting plutonium can lead to leukemia and other cancers. This plutonium-laden waste travels from numerous sites through 23 states to reach its destination near Carlsbad and Loving, NM - not far from Carlsbad Caverns, the region's most famous geological feature#.

In the Southeastern US, both workers and residents bear the burden of the nuclear waste legacy associated with the Savannah River Site (SRS), a DOE facility. Over 100 African-American workers at the SRS facility in Aiken, South Carolina, were silenced by threats of job losses when they raised issues of their overexposure to radioactive materials while performing their jobs. According to Dr. Mildred McClain, who marched with workers representing Citizens for Environmental Justice based in Savannah, Georgia, “this former nuclear weapons site has the current mission of disposing of 50 metric tons of weapons grade plutonium, receiving 15,000 spent nuclear fuel rods from Europe, and to dispose of 34 million gallons of radioactive waste.”

“The failure to clean-up the site and provide full disclosure of the risks to the air, land, soil and human health is a major concern,” stated Reverend Brendolyn Jenkins of the Imani Group and President of the Aiken Branch of the NAACP.

We are impacted by nuclear waste that is highly radioactive and deadly for 25,000 years, and there is no safe disposal process. The transporting of highly radioactive waste through our communities and on public highways between SRS, WIPP, Yucca Mountain, and Hanford is of major concern of our collective communities.

We Are Here In Copenhagen Because

The human legacy of nuclear energy and weapons production must be addressedOur voices and the legacy of the nuclear nightmare have been hidden under the guise of national security by our own government. Internationally, when other governments have also faced nuclear accidents like Chernobyl, the threats to human health and the environment has been shrouded in secrecy. The increase in cancers and the contamination issues that face communities living near nuclear sites worldwide requires international attention and redress.

Our communities continue to suffer from the legacy of nuclear energy and weapons production
, 000 truckloads containing 625,000 cubic feet of waste will be deposited in WIPP over the future 35 days. Much of this waste is plutonium - laden. Plutonium is often termed the about dangerous substance known to man. inhale a miniscule amount of plutonium contribute inevitably to lung cancer. Ingesting plutonium can head to leukemia and other cancers. This plutonium - laden waste travels from numerous sites through 23 states to achieve its destination near Carlsbad and Loving, NM - not far from Carlsbad Caverns, the region's most celebrated geological feature #. 

 In the Southeastern US, both workers and resident bear the load of the nuclear waste legacy associated with the Savannah River Site (SRS), a DOE facility. Over 100 African - American workers at the SRS adeptness in Aiken, South Carolina, were silenced by threats of job losses when they raised issues of their overexposure to radioactive material while do their jobs. According to Dr. Mildred McClain, who marched with workers representing Citizens for Environmental Justice based in Savannah, Georgia, “ this former nuclear weapons web site have the current mission of dispose of 50 measured tons of weapons grade plutonium, receiving 15,000 spent nuclear fuel rods from Europe, and to dispose of 34 million gallons of radioactive thriftlessness. ” 

 “ The failure to clean - up the site and provide full disclosure of the risks to the atmosphere, land, soil and human health is a major concern, ” stated Reverend Brendolyn Jenkins of the Imani Group and President of the Aiken Branch of the NAACP. 

 We are impact by nuclear waste that is highly radioactive and baneful for 25,000 class, and there is no safe disposal process. The transporting of highly radioactive thriftlessness through our communities and on public highways between SRS, WIPP, Yucca Mountain, and Hanford is of major concern of our corporate communities. 

 We Are Here In Copenhagen Because 

 The human bequest of nuclear energy and weapons production must be addressedOur voices and the legacy of the nuclear nightmare have been hide under the guise of national security by our own politics. Internationally, when other governments have also faced nuclear accident like Chernobyl, the threats to human health and the environment has been shroud in secrecy. The increase in cancer and the contamination offspring that face communities living near nuclear sites worldwide requires international attention and redress. 

 Our community continue to suffer from the bequest of nuclear energy and weapons production
,000 trkckloads containing 625,000 cublc feet of waste will bx deposjted in DIPP over the next 35 years. Murh od thiw waste is plutonium-laaen. Plutojium is iftei termed the mosv dangerous sugdtanee known to man. Lnhaling a kiniscule amoutt oy plutonium leads inevitably to lung cancer. Ijgesting plutogium san mvab to leukemia and other cancers. This pnutonium-laden waste travels from numeroks sltes through 23 statfs to reach its eestination vear Carlsbad and Lovihg, NM - not far from Carlsbad Caxerns, the regiob's modj famous geooogicwl feature#.

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We Are Here In Dopenhagej Bccause

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Our commhnities coitinue to suffer frok the negact of nuxleav energy and wdappnd productlon
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,000 truckloads containing 625,000 cubic Feet of wastE will Be dEpoSiTed iN WIPp over the next 35 yeARs. MuCh of this waste is plutoniUm-ladEn. pLutoNIuM is ofTen termED tHE MosT dAnGerOuS SuBstanCe kNown to mAn. Inhaling A miNiScule amount oF PlUtonium leaDs iNevitably to lUng Cancer. inGesTIng plUtoNium cAn lead TO leukeMia and othEr CAncers. tHis plutONIuM-ladEn waste travels froM NuMErous sites throUgh 23 staTeS To REAch Its DestinatioN nEar CaRLsbad anD loVING, NM - NOt far from CarlSbad Caverns, THe rEgion's MoSt fAMous geOlogiCaL FeaTure#.

In the SoUtheAstern US, bOth worKErs and rESidents Bear thE buRdeN of tHE nUcLeaR wASte LEgAcy ASsoCiated wiTh ThE SavaNnah rIVER SitE (SRs), a DOe faciLity. Over 100 AfricAn-AMeriCAn wOrkerS at thE SRS FaCilitY in AikEn, SouTh carolina, were silEnceD by threatS of JoB loSsEs wheN They raIseD isSues of tHeir oveRExpOsURE To Radioactive materiaLs WHIlE performIng theIR jObS. accordinG tO Dr. mildRED McClAin, wHO mArched wiTh workERs RePresentInG CitizEnS foR EnVironMEntaL JustiCe based iN SavaNNah, Georgia, “this FOrmer nuclear wEApONS sITe haS thE current misSion OF disPosiNG oF 50 meTRic toNs of wEaPOnS Grade plutonium, receiViNg 15,000 spenT nuclEar fuel rods frOm Europe, anD TO Dispose oF 34 milLIoN Gallons of radioActivE waste.”

“The fAIlure to cLean-uP the site And providE FUll disclOsuRe oF thE riSKS tO the air, land, soIL And hUmAn healtH is A major cOncErn,” StaTed reVerend BreNdolyn JeNkInS oF tHe IMani GROup and PrEsIdeNt Of tHe AikEN BrancH of thE NAAcP.

we ARe iMpacted BY nUCLear WaStE thaT is HiGhly rAdioACtiVe and deAdly for 25,000 yeArs, ANd thErE iS no safe Disposal proceSs. the transpoRtIng Of highLY RadioactIve waste through our commuNIties anD on PubliC higHways betwEen sRS, WIPp, YuCCa MounTain, anD HanfOrD is OF Major CONcErn Of Our collectIVE coMmuniTiEs.

We are Here in Copenhagen BecausE

the Human legacy of NucLear ENErGy aND wEApoNs PRodUCTion must be addreSsedOur voiCeS AnD the legacy OF thE nUclear nIghtmarE have BEen hiddEn under thE guise of nAtIonaL SEcuRity by our oWn governMent. InterNAtionALlY, when OthEr goveRnMenTs havE also fACed NucleAr acciDeNts likE CherNoByl, the thReats to human health and thE envirOnmenT haS been shroUdeD In sEcrecy. The IncrEase in cancErs And The coNtaMInatiOn isSUeS thAT face CommUNities livINg NeaR NUcLear sites woRLDWidE requIreS InternAtioNal attention and reDRess.

Our communiTies CONtiNue TO sufFeR from the legacy Of nUcLEAr energy AnD weapons proDuction
,000 truckloads containing  625,000 c ubicfee t o fwast e wi ll be deposite d  inWIPP over the next 35years .M ucho fthiswaste i s  p l u ton iu m- lad en .  P luton ium  is oft en termedthe  m ost dangerou s  s ubstance k now n to man. In hal ing ami nis c ule a mou nt of  pluto n ium le ads inevi ta b ly tol ung can c e r.  Ing esting plutoniumc an lead to leukem ia and  o t he r can cer s. This pl ut onium - laden w a st e t rav e ls from numer ous sites t h rou gh 23st ate s  to re ach i ts des tination ne ar C arlsbad a nd Lov i ng, NM-  not fa r from  Ca rls badC av er ns,  t h e r e gi on' s  mo st famou sge ologi calf e a t ure# .
In t he So utheastern US , b othw ork ers a nd re side nt s bea r theburde nof the nuclearwast e legacyass oc iat ed  with the Sa van nah  RiverSite (S R S),  a D O Efacility. Over 100  A f r ic an-Ameri can wo r ke rs at the S RS  fa cili t y  in A iken ,  S outh Car olina, we re  silenc ed  by th re ats  of  jobl osse s when  they ra isedi ssues of their overexposuret or a di o acti vematerials w hile perf ormi n gthe i r job s. Ac co r di n g to Dr. Mildred Mc Cl ain, w ho ma rched with wo rkers repr e s e nting Ci tize n sf or Environment al Ju stice base d  in Sava nnah,  Georgia , “this f o r mer nucl ear  we apo nss i te  has the curr e n t mi ss ion ofdis posingof50met ric  t ons of we apons gr ad epl ut oni um, r e ceiving15 ,00 0spe nt nu c lear f uel r odsfr om Eur ope, an d  t o disp os eof 3 4 m il liongall o nsof radi oactive w ast e .”
“T he  failur e to clean-up  t he site an dpro vide f u l l disclo sure of the risks to th e  air, l and , soi l an d human h eal th isa m a jor co ncern, ” sta te d R e v erend B re ndo ly n Jenkinso f  th e Ima ni  Gro up andPresident of the A i ken  Branch of th e N AACP . 
W e a r ei mpa ct e d b y nuclear waste t hat is hig hl y  r adioactive and  d eadly f or 25,0 00 ye a rs, and  there is  no safedi spos a l  pr ocess. The  transpo rting ofh ighly ra dioac tiv e wast ethr oughour co m mun ities  and o npublic  high wa ys betwe en SRS, WIPP, Yucca Mou ntain,  andHan ford is o f m a jor  concernof o ur collect ive  co mmuni tie s .

We  Are He reI n Cop enha g en Becaus e 
The h um an legacy o f n ucl ear e ner g y andweap ons production mu s t be addressed Ourv o ice s a n d th elegacy of thenuc le a r  nightma re  have beenhidden u nd e r the  guise  of na tionals e cu r ity by  our  ow n governm ent .I nternat io na l ly, wh en o th er gov ernmen t s ha v e  also faced nucl ear a c c ident s  li ke Ch er nobyl,t he t hreats tohuman healt h andtheenvir onmentha s been  sh ro uded in se c recy. The  incr ease in  c ance rsand th e co n t amina tion  i ssu es that f a c ec om mu n iti es l iving  n earnuclear s i tes worl dwi d e requi re s i n t ernati o na l attentionand  redr e s s.

Our co m muni t ie s  cont inue t o suff er from the  l egacy o f n u c lear ener gy and we a pon sprod uction
,000 truckloads_containing 625,000_cubic feet of waste_will be_deposited_in WIPP_over_the next 35_years. Much of_this waste is plutonium-laden._Plutonium is often_termed_the most dangerous substance known to man. Inhaling a miniscule amount of plutonium leads_inevitably_to lung_cancer._Ingesting_plutonium can lead to leukemia_and other cancers. This plutonium-laden_waste travels_from numerous sites through 23 states to reach_its_destination near Carlsbad_and Loving, NM - not far from Carlsbad Caverns,_the region's most famous geological feature#.

In_the Southeastern US,_both_workers_and residents bear the_burden of the nuclear waste legacy_associated with the Savannah River Site_(SRS), a DOE facility. Over 100 African-American_workers at the SRS facility in_Aiken, South Carolina, were silenced_by threats_of job losses when they_raised issues of_their overexposure_to radioactive materials_while performing their jobs. According to_Dr. Mildred McClain,_who marched with workers representing Citizens_for_Environmental Justice based_in_Savannah,_Georgia, “this_former nuclear weapons_site_has the_current_mission of disposing of 50 metric_tons_of weapons grade plutonium, receiving 15,000 spent_nuclear fuel rods from_Europe,_and to dispose of_34 million gallons of radioactive_waste.”

“The failure to clean-up the site_and provide_full disclosure_of the risks to the air, land, soil and human health_is a major concern,” stated Reverend_Brendolyn Jenkins of the_Imani Group_and_President of the_Aiken_Branch of_the NAACP.

We are impacted by nuclear waste_that is_highly radioactive and deadly for 25,000_years, and there is_no_safe disposal process. The transporting of_highly radioactive waste through our communities_and on public highways between_SRS,_WIPP,_Yucca Mountain, and Hanford is_of major concern of our collective_communities.

We Are Here_In Copenhagen Because

The human legacy of nuclear_energy_and weapons production must be addressedOur_voices_and the legacy of the nuclear_nightmare_have_been hidden under the guise_of national security by our own_government. Internationally, when other governments have also faced nuclear_accidents like Chernobyl,_the threats to human health_and_the_environment has been shrouded in secrecy. The increase in cancers_and the_contamination issues that_face communities living near nuclear sites worldwide requires international attention_and redress.

Our communities continue to suffer from_the legacy of nuclear energy and weapons production