There is no long-term solution to the highly toxic nuclear waste
generated by nuclear reactors. Constellation’s proposed new reactor
could generate an estimated 1,375 tons of radioactive waste during its
40 years of operation. This waste will be stored indefinitely at the
site on the Chesapeake Bay, 40 miles from Washington DC. An accident or
terrorist attack would threaten our most precious natural resource and
our nation’s capital.
If the proposed federal nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain is
ever opened, waste from Calvert Cliffs would be transported by rail or
truck to Nevada, passing within five miles of 3.1 million people in
Maryland. An accident involving a transport vehicle could expose
thousands to radiation.