HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1976.08.19 - 14053August 19,
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION
RE: NUCLEAR WASTES DISPOSAL
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - Robert A. Button, Chairman
TO: OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRtA.L.I .., !.=:DIES AND
WHEREAS, the Federal Government through the Energy Research and Development
Administration has proposed exploratory test drilling in Sec, 30, TownsH::‘, Alpena
County, Michigan, for the purpose of establishing the areas .;:or C nrcl.:rr storage
of toxic radio-active nuclear waste material into below surface sci: •icc cr , and
EAS, the Authorities have indicated that local governmental units as
well as the State Government will have no control or veto power over the proposed project, and
WHEREAS, the placement of these materials into salt formations located immediately
adjacent to the ucvst bodies of fresh water in the world poses a direct threat of contamination
and subsequent contamination to large population centers located within the drainage pattern
of the Great Lakes Systems extending as far as the Eastern Seaboard and affecting Canada as
well as the United States, and
WHEREAS, the long term safety of the project depends on preventing the intrusion
of water into the salt beds by any means, which could occur by natural means as well as failure
of ove hc Cr underlying shale in ages to come, and
WHEREAS, the waste materials are estimated ••..,nain toxic over a period of 500,000
years thus posing great unknown influencing factors and do c which no mortal man can
give definite answers, and
WHEREAS, the proposed ,ite is located in a growing population area
the tourist plays an important Dart H economy arc si Hdustry would be adversely
affected by tile area being used as a nuclear wasre dTcc 1 dump, and
WHEREAS, other options for nuclear waste dir csc exist and have not been fully
researched and explored and salt bed bu i. cores to ,
Robtfrt A. BC-t- h'eiirman
THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
that it is recommended that the local and State Governments be allowed the power of decision
on location within the !7i•,-Ile of Michigan, further, that extensive environmental impact •
be conducted by the National Academy of Sciences with full disclosure to the citizens of
Michigan, who would have the ultimate decision through a referendum election.
The General Government Committee by Robert A, Button, Chairman, moves the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GO' :NT COMM
#7 657 August 19, 1976
Moved by Button supported by Murphy the resolution be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
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with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
Lynn D.
By...................,..,...., .....Deputy Clerk