Say NO to New and Dangerous Uranium Nuclear Power Fuel!
The Department of Energy is exploring developing a more concentrated uranium-235 known as High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU), which threatens nuclear weapons proliferation and would produce highly radioactive waste.
Take action and say NO to this proposed program to create new dirty, dangerous, and wasteful uranium fuel for new nuclear reactors.
We need 100% renewable, nuclear-free, carbon-free energy to fight climate change, not new nuclear fuel that is even more dangerous than our current standard. DOE should not spend billions of our tax dollars on a new nuclear fuel program that would make radioactive waste harder to handle, store and transport. The HALEU process would also threaten global security, using “civilian” enrichment technology to concentrate Uranium-235 to levels that could enable the development of nuclear weapons.
Commercializing HALEU could unleash a new rush for more countries to develop nuclear weapons. For climate, environmental health, and global security, we must phase out nuclear power, solve the radioactive waste crisis, and say NO to HALEU.
ACT NOW! Tell DOE: “DO NOT establish or support programs for High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium.”
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