Number: 1981-30
WHEREAS, production of energy in any form entails various risks to employees, the general public, and the environment, and while such risks can never be eliminated, they should, where feasible, be minimized; and
WHEREAS, control of radioactive and toxic wastes from the mining and milling of uranium has been inadequate, exposing employees, the public, and the general environment to unnecessary and avoidable hazards;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation in annual meeting assembled March 26-29, 1981, in Norfolk, Virginia, urges responsible state and federal agencies to act, consistent with existing law, to abate these specific hazards and ensure safe future disposal of such wastes.