Speech regarding the "Department of Energy's Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Disposal of Hanford High-Level Defense Wastes"
Title
Speech regarding the "Department of Energy's Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Disposal of Hanford High-Level Defense Wastes"
Description
A speech by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin before a hearing regarding the "Department of Energy's Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Disposal of Hanford High-Level Defense Wastes." The speech was given on July 10, 1986. In his speech, Congressman AuCoin discussed the plans of the Appropriations Committee to express concern over the Department of Energy's continued disposal of military wastes at the Hanford Nuclear Site. The Hanford Site (also known as the Hanford Nuclear Site and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation) is a now decommisioned nuclear production site in Washington State that hosted the world's first plutonium production reactor. It currently hosts the sole nuclear power plant in the Northwest. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator
AuCoin, Les
Date: Display
July 10, 1986
Identifier
PUA_MS147_451
Subject
Copyright
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Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text