[NukeNet] Community to Confront Nuclear Weapons, "Complex Transformation"

[Marylia Kelley]

for more information, contact:
Jedidjah de Vries, Outreach Director, Tri-Valley CAREs, (925) 443-7148
Marylia Kelley, Executive Director, Tri-Valley CAREs, (925) 443-7148

COMMUNITY TO CONFRONT "COMPLEX TRANSFORMATION"
AND NEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS AT LIVERMORE LAB

Tri-Valley CAREs Will Host Workshop on Government Plans, Implications for
Livermore and Upcoming Public Hearings

What:
Area residents will come together to discuss the future of nuclear
			weapons, the infrastructure of the nuclear weapons
complex and the 			role of the nuclear arsenal in U.S.
policy. This community meeting is 			being held in
advance of public hearings on "Complex Transformation,"
	the Department of Energy's (DOE) plan to revamp and rebuild the
				nuclear weapons complex that had formerly
been called "Complex 			2030." Attendees will learn about
the U.S. nuclear complex and the 			DOE's plans for its
future as well as acquire new tools to democratically
	impact public policy. The evening will open with presentations from
			subject experts on the various aspects of "Complex
Transformation," the 		Reliable Replacement Warhead program,
plutonium pits, and depleted 			uranium bomb testing with a
special emphasis on the role of the 				Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory. Participants will then form
	"round table" groups to discuss the issues more in depth, to
formulate 			alternatives to the DOE's plans and to
prepare themselves to present 			comments at the upcoming
hearings.

 When:
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 from 7:00pm - 9pm
(Presentations from 7pm - 8pm, "roundtables" to follow)

 Where:
United Christian Church, 1886 College Ave., Livermore

 Who:
Hosted by the Livermore-based "watchdog" organization Tri-Valley
		CAREs, the event will include a panel of experts as well as
discussion 			and participation by area residents.

o Robert Schwartz, The National Environmental Policy Act; Alternatives
analysis and scenarios

o Marylia Kelley, Overview of "Complex Transformation"; Plutonium issues
and Livermore

o Jedidjah de Vries, The role of the RRW program

o Loulena Miles, Hydrodynamic tests and Site 300

Why:
The Department of Energy has announced that it will release a draft
		Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on "Complex
Transformation" next month. This meeting will prepare the community to
comment.

"Stopping nuclear weapons where they start." Contact Tri-Valley CAREs at
(925) 443-7148. Flier, fact sheet and more info at www.trivalleycares.org.

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Marylia Kelley,
Executive Director

Tri-Valley CAREs
2582 Old First Street
Livermore, CA  94551

Ph: (925) 443-7148
Fx: (925) 443-0177
Web: www.trivalleycares.org
Email: marylia at trivalleycares.org or marylia at earthlink.net