Political Quotes

“St. Louis, MO, is the location of this country's first nuclear weapons site. Unfortunately, the wastes are in the midst of the St. Louis metropolitan area and are for the most part uncontrolled. The radioactive waste at these sites was generated from the production of nuclear weapons as part of the Federal Government's Manhattan Project and Atomic Energy Commission between 1942 and 1957. Much to my dismay, St. Louis has the distinction of having the largest volume of radioactive waste in the country with over 900,000 cubic yards. For 15 years we have worked with the Department of Energy to clean up this site. Finally, in just the past 2 weeks, after much frustration and delay, we have come to the point were DOE has begun preliminary cleanup efforts. Given this recent progress, the news of the FUSRAP program's transfer out of DOE has, quite understandably, caused a great deal of distress in the community. While I am by no means questioning the Corps' ability to handle the FUSRAP project, I am concerned that potential delays caused by the transfer will undo much of the recent progress. With site recommendations already made, feasibility studies concluded, and contracts let, it is important that the Corps honor the preliminary groundwork laid by DOE in order to avoid any further delays. Will the Corps be willing to respect these studies, site plans, and contracts?”