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Press Release  |  Letter to Sec. Spencer Abraham  |  Letter to Sen. Wayne Allard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2002

CONTACT: Kay Maxwell
(803)734-1605
(803)518-0918

MILES URGES BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO BACK GOVERNOR’S POSITION AGAINST PLUTONIUM SHIPMENTS

         Secretary of State Jim Miles announced today that he supports Governor Hodges’ stand to reject plutonium shipment proposals from the U.S. Department of Energy and called on all statewide Republican and Democratic elected officials “to join Governor Hodges in a bipartisan, united front to reject plutonium shipments until we have an ironclad legally enforceable agreement.”

            In letters to Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and to U.S. Senator Wayne Allard, R-Colorado, Secretary Miles, South Carolina’s senior Constitutional Officer, voiced his support of Governor Hodges’ position and said that the issue is a matter of public safety and health in South Carolina, calling for no shipments until the State of South Carolina has an “ironclad agreement” regarding permanent disposal of the weapons grade nuclear waste.

            “I believe that Nevada Governor Guinn’s veto of shipments to Yucca Mountain play into this equation,” Secretary Miles added.  “I think the leaders of our state must present a united front to prevent South Carolina from becoming another Yucca Mountain.  We need the details in stone before shipments begin, and I stand with Governor Hodges on this issue.”

            Secretary Miles also faxed letters to his fellow Constitutional Officers, as well as South Carolina’s Congressional leaders, urging them to join the bipartisan effort on behalf of South Carolina’s citizens.

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April 11, 2002

Secretary Spencer Abraham
U.S. Dept. of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue
Washington, DC 20585

Dear Secretary Abraham:

As the senior Constitutional Officer in the State of South Carolina, I would like to voice my support of Governor Hodges' position regarding the requirement of a "legally binding agreement with enforceable milestones" for the plutonium disposition problem we face. We here in South Carolina are united on this issue. The lives of our children and grandchildren are far too valuable to "play politics".

While I recognize that some feel as though Governor Hodges' stand is detrimental to the nation's environmental health and national safety, I believe that this is simply not true. To me, this issue is about protecting the long-term health and safety of South Carolinians.

Therefore, I urge you and your staff to work tirelessly on a resolution to the problem at hand. Also, I ask that you refrain from any shipments of plutonium to South Carolina until such an agreement is made.

We must come together as citizens, not politicians, to find a solution. The future of our nation, especially of those residing in South Carolina, depends on it.

I offer my services to you in any capacity you may need. I am dedicated to an agreeable resolution to this problem.

Respectfully submitted,



Jim Miles

April 11, 2002



The Honorable Wayne Allard
United States Senator
525 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
Washington , D.C. 20510
fax: 202-224-6471

Dear Senator Allard:

As the senior Constitutional Officer in the State of South Carolina, I would like to voice my support of Governor Hodges' position regarding the requirement of a "legally binding agreement with enforceable milestones" for the plutonium disposition problem we face. We here in South Carolina present a bipartisan, united front on this issue.

To me, this issue is about protecting the long-term health and safety of South Carolinians.

Respectfully, I disagree with your statements regarding the politics of this issue. I believe that Governor Guinn’s veto of the shipments to Yucca Mountain have caused some in Washington to play politics with the future of South Carolina’s public safety, health, and economy.

I urge you to work with the Administration and with the State of South Carolina to achieve and ironclad solution and leave political rhetoric out of this issue.

Sincerely,




Jim Miles
 

 


 

 

 

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