Guest Essay
SC plutonium pit plan distracts from our most pressing threat
By Victor T. Volskay, Jr; , Co-Chair, Environmental Working Group, League of Women Voters of South Carolina
The federal government has unveiled plans to construct a plutonium pit manufacturing plant at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, a decision the League of Women Voters of South Carolina opposes.
Energy Department resources committed to construction of the processing facility would be better spent on research and investment into renewable energy, sequestration of carbon dioxide emissions, and other efforts to reduce human greenhouse gas emissions. Ultimately, combating climate change with haste should be our highest national security priority.
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Victor T. Volskay Jr. lives in Simpsonville and is co-chairman of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina’s Environmental Working Group.
