No Nuclear in Washington
- Jennifer Hrachovec
- Feb 26
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 28
At the February 19, 2026 V-MCC meeting, Kevin Jones introduced a motion to reject public supports for nuclear energy in Washington State. Discussion and voting will be on the agenda for the March 19 Vashon-Maury Community Council Meeting. See below for more details.
Vashon-Maury islanders want safe, affordable, timely, non-emitting, reliable and sustainable energy generation and energy storage systems. The permitting / build time delays, affordability failures and the health risks from physical plant failures and deadly radioactive waste leave nuclear energy systems failing to deliver on all but the “non-emitting” of those aspirations.
The preferred safe, affordable, timely, non-emitting, reliable, and sustainable energy generation systems are the same renewable energy systems available and proven today – like wind, solar and geothermal energy.
Therefore, the Vashon-Maury Community Council calls upon our King County council, our elected state and federal legislators, and our Governor, to reject any and all tax preferences, subsidies, policies and legislation which support the nuclear energy industry in Washington State.
Contact: Kevin Jones (kevinjonvash[at]gmail[dot]com)
Death rates from accidents and air pollution from energy production by terawatt-hour (TWh): brown coal 33, coal 25, oil 18, biomass 5, gas 3, nuclear 0.07, wind 0.04, hydropower 0.02, solar 0.02. https://earth.org/nuclear-which-is-the-safest-energy-source/#:~:text=But%20this%20dramatisation%20can%20be,projections%20have%20been%20more%20accurate.
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