Atomic Graveyards: The Tragic Legacy of Commercial Nuclear Power
Prologue: Fair Compensation Before I get to my statement, I just want to urge everyone that reads this to contact your Congressperson or Senator and urge them to support these bills: H.R.3731 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) STRANDED Act of 2021 To assist communities affected by stranded nuclear waste, and for other purposes. Introduced by Representative Brad Schneider [D-IL-10]. S.1290 — 117th Congre ss (2021-2022) STRANDED Act of 2021. Introduced by Senator Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]. Almost 40 years ago the U.S. Government promised communities with nuclear power plants, who are now or will be forced to host nuclear waste storage for decades, that they would receive impact fees to offset the negative economic and societal effects of that storage. Now is the time to keep that promise. Atomic Necropolis On the Illinois shore of Lake Michigan, there is a monument of sorts in the form of sixty-one massive concrete cylinders, each weighing 100 tons. Within these modern sar