[Sosfbay-discuss] hearings on new nuclear

[Jim Doyle]

The Department of Energy wants to design and build a new generation of 
nuclear weapons in new facilities across the country.
ANA http://www.ananuclear.org/
is fighting DOE’s “Complex 2030” plan and working to make sure that DOE 
cleans up the contamination from Cold War production of nukes.

Here is an extract from an email notice from Physicians for Social 
Responsibility:

The Bush Administration has selected your state as a possible site for a 
new $5 billion to $10 billion facility to build the next generation of 
nuclear weapons.

Some local leaders in your area are already arguing that this new plant 
will create jobs and spur economic development.

The U.S. can create jobs without building the next generation of nuclear 
weapons that would escalate the arms race and pose a greater threat to 
our planet.

The U.S. government has moral and legal obligations to eliminate its 
nuclear weapons, not build new ones.

Over the next few weeks, the Energy Department will hold public hearings 
in your state to discuss plans for this new bomb plant, assess public 
reaction, and build political support for these proposals.

Physicians for Social Responsibility has a fact sheet on this topic
http://www.psr.org/site/DocServer/bombplex_fs.pdf?docID=1281

The scheduled meeting times and dates are

*December 12, 2006
Livermore, CA*
Robert Livermore Community Center
4444 East Avenue
11 am 3 pm
ANA Local organizer:
Marylia Kelley 925-443-7148
Tri-Valley CAREs

*December 12, 2006
Tracy, CA*
Tracy Community Center
950 East Street
6 pm 10 pm
NA Local organizer:
Marylia Kelley 925-443-7148
Tri-Valley CAREs