The NFRC was established in 2002 to promote the construction and operation of nuclear reprocessing facilities. NFRC promotes reprocessing commercial spent nuclear fuel that is generated by commercial nuclear power plants.

Reprocessing dramatically reduces the amount of high-level radioactive waste that would have to be stored in a geologic repository. We also support reprocessing plutonium and highly enriched uranium from nuclear warheads into fuel for use in commercial nuclear power plants.


Tuesday, November 29, 2011

A Letter & Video From Senator Mark Kirk On Nuclear Waste

Protecting the Great Lakes from Nuclear Waste

Dear Friend,

Illinois has 11 nuclear power plants, more than any other state in the nation. Currently, spent fuel is stored in dry casks and pools near urban areas and sources of drinking water. At the Zion Nuclear Station, 1,100 tons of waste is stored just yards away from Lake Michigan, the source of drinking water to millions of people. A nuclear waste contamination of Lake Michigan would be devastating to the Great Lakes region.

A continuation of the Yucca Mountain project would be an important step in finding a safe, permanent storage facility for our country's nuclear waste and critically important for the State of Illinois. Click the image below to see a video on what I am doing to move nuclear waste out of Illinois.


Please feel free to contact me at (312) 886-3506 or reach me online at www.kirk.senate.gov whenever an issue of concern to you comes before the Congress. For updates on my work on your behalf in Illinois and in Washington, "Like" my Facebook page and "Follow" me on Twitter.
It is an honor to represent you and your family in the Senate.
Sincerely,
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Mark Kirk
U.S. Senate
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