MI HCR0010

Memorialize the United States Congress to oppose the construction of an underground nuclear waste repository proposed by Ontario Power Generation near the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada.

Urge Canadian officials to find alternatives to the proposal to bury low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste in the Great Lakes basin, which contains 95 percent of North America's surface fresh water.

Identify concerns that the proposed burial facility would be located less than half a mile inland from Lake Huron's shore and approximately 120 miles upstream from Southeast Michigan's main drinking water intakes, with waste remaining toxic for over 100,000 years.

Warn that radioactive contamination could devastate Michigan's tourism industry (96 million annual travelers) and agriculture industry ($91.4 billion annually), which depend on Great Lakes water for irrigation and recreational activities.

Direct transmission of the resolution to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the House, Michigan's congressional delegation, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman, the Canadian Prime Minister, Ontario's Premier, and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission President.