SUCCESSFUL STUDENT SUPPORT FOR RESPONSIBLE RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL IN TEXAS

摘要

Knowing that Texas State policy on low-level radioactive waste has been stagnant for more than twenty years,the members of the Student Chapter of Advocates for Responsible Disposal in Texas(ARDT)took up the gauntlet and decided to make a difference during the recent legislative session.They trained to communicate technical information to non-technical people,to testify in legislative hearings and to respond to questions with diplomacy and technical accuracy.These students,too young to be elected or to hold key positions in agencies,nevertheless made a powerful impact on the officials who heard their testimony.As a result of this public support,the legislation was passed.