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A resolution on the transport of intermediate level radioactive waste in Canada

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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Canadian government, and specifically the Minister of Natural Resources, and the agency under the Minister's direction, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, introduce and support legislation to make generators keep their intermediate grade radioactive waste safe-guarded at point of origin.

Author: 
Great Lakes United
Organization: 
Great Lakes United
Date published: 
Jun 9 2002
Content Type: 
Great Lakes United resolution

WHEREAS radioactive waste is a highly dangerous toxic material, and

WHEREAS shipments of radioactive waste of the intermediate level continuously are crossing densely populated area in Ontario, and

WHEREAS the threat of terrorist  action using this highly toxic material as a lethal weapon is more acute than ever and cannot be discounted,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Canadian government, and specifically the Minister of Natural Resources, and the agency under the Minister's direction, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, introduce and support legislation to make generators keep their intermediate grade radioactive waste safe-guarded  at point of origin.

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