Dear Friends of Vermont, Friends of New England
If you haven't been to one of these federal "Pave the Path Forward for Nuclear" meetings yet...This is a good place to start...if you can make it in the middle of a weekday/workday. If you can't , well then Twitter away. My impression is that the President's Blue Ribbon Commission initiative has been on tracks from the get go...in other words the nation is headed toward interim regional nuclear waste storage because
(A)It will relieve the industry and
(B) It is the most comfortable solution for elected officials and policy wonks who would rather just kick the can down the road,
(C) Start-up and ongoing costs can be foisted off on succeeding generations of tax and ratepayers
Join us in Cambridge on the 10th if you are able and see what you think.
Ray
Raymond Shadis
Consulting Technical Advisor
New England Coalition
shadis@prexar.com
Identifying a Path Forward on America's Nuclear Waste
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When: Tuesday, June 10 1:00PM-3:15PM ET
Where: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
REGISTER HERE Invitation transferable.
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Featuring members of BPC's Nuclear Waste Advisory Council:
The Honorable Dennis Hastert
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Peter Bradford
Adjunct Professor, Vermont Law School
Former Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
David Wright
Former Chairman, South Carolina Public Service Commission
Other speakers include:
Sarah Hoffman Executive Director, New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners
Mary Lampert Executive Director, Pilgrim Watch
Dr. Richard Lester Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wayne Norton
President and CEO, Yankee Atomic Electric Company
Cort Richardson
Former Director, Council of State Governments - Eastern Regional Conference
Northeast High-Level Radioactive Waste Transportation Project
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Join the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) for a discussion with several nuclear experts and interested stakeholders to identify the barriers prohibiting movement on nuclear waste and the measures to remove or reduce those barriers.
This is the first event as part of BPC's initiative, America's Nuclear Future: Taking Action to Address Nuclear Waste.
Join the discussion on Twitter, using @BPC_Bipartisan #BPCenergy.
About the Bipartisan Policy Center
Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a non-profit organization that drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue. With projects in multiple issue areas, BPC combines politically balanced policymaking with strong, proactive advocacy and outreach. For more information, please visit www.bipartisanpolicy.org
Bipartisan Policy Center - 1225 Eye Street NW - Suite 1000 - Washington, D.C. 20005 - (202) 204-2400
If you haven't been to one of these federal "Pave the Path Forward for Nuclear" meetings yet...This is a good place to start...if you can make it in the middle of a weekday/workday. If you can't , well then Twitter away. My impression is that the President's Blue Ribbon Commission initiative has been on tracks from the get go...in other words the nation is headed toward interim regional nuclear waste storage because
(A)It will relieve the industry and
(B) It is the most comfortable solution for elected officials and policy wonks who would rather just kick the can down the road,
(C) Start-up and ongoing costs can be foisted off on succeeding generations of tax and ratepayers
Join us in Cambridge on the 10th if you are able and see what you think.
Ray
Raymond Shadis
Consulting Technical Advisor
New England Coalition
shadis@prexar.com
Identifying a Path Forward on America's Nuclear Waste
________________________________________
When: Tuesday, June 10 1:00PM-3:15PM ET
Where: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
REGISTER HERE Invitation transferable.
________________________________________
Featuring members of BPC's Nuclear Waste Advisory Council:
The Honorable Dennis Hastert
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Peter Bradford
Adjunct Professor, Vermont Law School
Former Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
David Wright
Former Chairman, South Carolina Public Service Commission
Other speakers include:
Sarah Hoffman Executive Director, New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners
Mary Lampert Executive Director, Pilgrim Watch
Dr. Richard Lester Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wayne Norton
President and CEO, Yankee Atomic Electric Company
Cort Richardson
Former Director, Council of State Governments - Eastern Regional Conference
Northeast High-Level Radioactive Waste Transportation Project
________________________________________
Join the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) for a discussion with several nuclear experts and interested stakeholders to identify the barriers prohibiting movement on nuclear waste and the measures to remove or reduce those barriers.
This is the first event as part of BPC's initiative, America's Nuclear Future: Taking Action to Address Nuclear Waste.
Join the discussion on Twitter, using @BPC_Bipartisan #BPCenergy.
About the Bipartisan Policy Center
Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a non-profit organization that drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue. With projects in multiple issue areas, BPC combines politically balanced policymaking with strong, proactive advocacy and outreach. For more information, please visit www.bipartisanpolicy.org
Bipartisan Policy Center - 1225 Eye Street NW - Suite 1000 - Washington, D.C. 20005 - (202) 204-2400