FRIDAY APRIL 28 - NO WAY DAY

Take action by Friday, April 28, 2006

As you may know, a nuclear waste company called Private Fuel Storage (PFS) is seeking permission to store 44,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste just 50 miles upwind of downtown Salt Lake City. The Bureau of Land Management, which has the power to deny PFS’s proposal, is accepting public comment on the issue up until May 8^th.

Gov. Jon Huntsman, in coordination with Rep. Jim Matheson, Rep. Chris Cannon, Sen. Orrin Hatch, and Rep. Rob Bishop, is going to declare this Friday, April 28, “No Way Day,” and will be holding a press conference/rally at 12:00 pm in the State Office Building auditorium behind the Capitol. He will encourage Utahns to write letters to the BLM opposing approval of a transfer facility needed for transportation of the nuclear waste casks.

Elected officials, non-profit groups, chambers of commerce, and community activists will be participating and all concerned citizens are invited to attend. We encourage you to come and participate in this important public awareness event. Attached is a notification flier with all applicable information as well as the governor’s press release. This may be the last best chance to stop the high-level spent fuel rods from coming to Utah.