Shelley Berkley: “every day our headlines read about how Vice President Cheney thinks nuclear power is the answer to our Nation's energy…”

“every day our headlines read about how Vice President Cheney thinks nuclear power is the answer to our Nation's energy woes. I hope my colleagues and this administration heed my warning, that unless we stop the Yucca Mountain plan, at least 77,000 tons of toxic, dangerous nuclear waste are going to be shipped through 43 States en route to Yucca Mountain. It is a mathematic certainty that the continuing transfer of lethal waste will result in perhaps hundreds of accidents and the potential for catastrophe is very real. Governors and State legislators across this country have emphatically said they do not want nuclear waste traveling through their States. It is time that we listen to their concerns and heed their warnings. An accident in one's district could cost billions of dollars in cleanup and the effects on our constituents would be disastrous. Let us eliminate the dangers of this 'mobile Chernobyl' by developing methods to safely store the waste where it is currently located. Please join with me in preventing a national disaster.”