Contact Gov. Patrick and/or protest & attend State House nuke hearing , Wednesday, April 6 at 2pm. Gardner Auditorium

Governor Patrick met with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wednesday March 30th. This is a key moment to call for more oversight and protection in the wake of the nuclear disaster in Japan. Call Governor Patrick at 617.725.4005 and urge his leadership to improve public health and safety protections at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, MA and in MA towns near the border of VT. Yankee.

Specific Issues:

· IMPROVE WASTE STORAGE: Get the spent fuel pools back to original low density design and the rest in hardened, dispersed dry casks on site until an off-site solution becomes available

· EXPAND EMERGENCY PLANNING ZONES to 50 miles –

· DENY LICENSE EXTENSION: Do not allow Pilgrim’s or VT. Yankee additional 20 years of operation until lessons from Fukushima have been learned and appropriate fixes decided upon and put in place.