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...back when the general public was relatively unaware of the dangers of nuclear power, the Clamshell Alliance formed as a loose coalition of grass-roots antinuclear groups throughout New England, united in calling for an end to the Seabrook plant and the shutdown of nuclear plants in New England and across the nation. Sharing a common perception that the nuclear regulatory process had become a farce, Clamshell concluded that only direct citizen action could stop nuclear power...
Since then, Clamshell and other groups have held numerous demonstrations and alternative energy fairs throughout New England, as well as committing civil disobedience at the Seabrook site. The continuous educational work we have been doing on nuclear power and alternative sources of energy has raised the issue into public prominence...
...years of fighting Seabrook through legal channels, and three years of rallies and civil disobedience have accomplished a tremendous amount of educational and consciousness-raising work. The public is swinging around to an antinuclear stance, and hundreds of decentralized alliances and coalitions of antinuclear groups have sprung up around the country. Unfortunately, we have failed to stop construction at Seabrook. Unit One is 25 percent completed, and Unit Two is 5 percent done. Construction continues...
Since TMI, the public has become aware of how crucial the nuclear issue is, and has begun to give the government and nuclear industry some well-deserved skepticism. Antinuclear sentiment is fast becoming a majority position in national public opinion polls, as undecideds decide against and pronukers seriously reconsider their stance. Nuclear power is now an issue all politicians and would-be politicians must take a stand on. Their various nuclear moratorium proposals range from a temporary freeze on new plant licensings to a demand that no new reactors be built--while allowing the scores of plants presently planned...
With the tremendous backlog of nuclear wastes and the irreperable health damage already caused by the exposure of plant workers and the general public to increasing radiation levels, we can no longer afford to leave our lives in the hands of the politicians and giant corporations. When we call for shutdowns, we get slowdowns; when we demand a phaseout they will give us some kind of moratorium. The government is trying to make nukes safe so they can continue to operate--but nukes are inherently dangerous, and we will be satisfied with nothing less than an immediate shutdown...