Tom Mox Cartoon for the record http://thebird.org/nixmox

More Nuclear Folly, article for the record http://www.psratlanta.org

Physicians for Social Responsibility/Atlanta is concernedfor the health effects of the MOX project. We consider the project a threat to health and environment in that there will be:

Unnecessary pollution created in the form of liquidradioactive and other toxic waste - as in the past, there will beinevitable releases into the environment

Unnecessary risks in the form of an experimental "burning" of plutonium in commercial reactors with the, again,unnecessary, reactor embrittlement and increased negative effects of anyaccidents

Unnecessary transportation of plutonium with itsattendant proliferation and accident risks

Unnecessary expense to the taxpayer since less costlyand less dangerous alternatives to MOX exist i.e., Immobilization whichwould be a more complete solution to plutonium "disposition" since not all "excess" plutonium is suitable for the MOX process

We call upon the NuclearRegulatory Commission to take seriously its responsibility to protect thepublic and environment and stop this project in its tracks “NixMOX! "

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