Nuclear waste disposal research collection, circa 1969-1987.

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Nuclear waste disposal research collection, circa 1969-1987.

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This collection contains materials generated and/or collected by Perry County Citizens Against Nuclear Disposal, Inc. (PC-CAND). The materials have been divided into two series: Records of Perry County Citizens Against Nuclear Disposal and Nuclear Waste Research Materials.

5.5 cu. ft.

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7968873

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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University of Southern Mississippi

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Perry County Citizens Against Nuclear Disposal (Perry County, Miss.)

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Nuclear Waste Program (U.S.)

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Perry County Citizens Against Nuclear Disposal (Miss.)

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Perry County, Mississippi is the site of two salt domes--the Richton Dome and the Cypress Creek Dome--both of which were under consideration by the U.S. Department of Energy as nuclear waste repositories in the early 1980s. On November 6, 1981, citizens who opposed the idea formed the organization Perry County Citizens Against Nuclear Disposal, Inc. (PC-CAND). PC-CAND battled proponents for several years until 1988 when the Perry County sites were dropped from consideration. The organization was...