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Show B4 The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Hearings @ Hearing Times Will Air Views On N-Waste Public comments about the proposed high-level nuclear waste facility will be taken by the AtomicSafetyand Licensing Board on Monday, 2-5 p.m. and 100 S. Project advocates also will be on hand, including Goshute Tribe Chairman Leon Bear and Private Fuel Stor age (PFS), the consortium formed by eight utility companies that have jeased 125 acres on the reservation for the $3.1 billion facility Bear soughtthe facilityin the 1990s as a way to beef up economic development for his 127-member band. The consortium, whose member utilities fear havingto shut downovera lack of on-site storage at the nuclear plants they own, sees the Utah facility as a way to extend the lives ofits plants to crawl over them? And we ail have experienced those who answer cellphone calls and talk during the mov- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Web site at www-.nrc.gov tend either the public hearings orthe official issues debates will | be subject to security screening. and dispense with them,” she said. “We feel confident we will be able to Their plans call for building a con. crete storage pad that would hold the steel-and- concrete casks standing upright outdoors. It would be enough waste to hold all of the used power-plant fuel created in the 40 years of U.S. commerciai nuclear energy, but critics say the storage could become permanent because the federal government has not found place to disposethe waste. “We do think they are important,” Bear said of the hearings, “and we want everybodyto havea say.” All but the two public-hearing ses- sions will be devoted to formal discus- sion between theofficial participants, with the tribe and the utility consor- tium on one side and the Utah state show it will be safe for the public and the environment.” The hearings have no place for some of the other issues that have been dogging the project in recent months. For instance, the licensing board will not discuss allegations of corruption jeadership. surrounding Bear’s While the panel asked in a written ruling to explore that issue last month, its parent agency, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, plucked the question out of the board’s hands to determine whetherBearhas,in effect, created a disadvantaged class ofGoshutes by using project money to reward his allies and punish his enemies. The NRC’sruling is expected in spring. government and the dissident Goshutes on the other. They will be wrangling — courtroom style over such issues as whethera rail spurwill harm a proposed wilderness area, whether aircraft accidents pose a significant risk, whether the facility will cause nonradioactive water pollution and whether the storage site can withstand possible earthquakes. A federal grandjury has been looking into the PFS-Goshute finances at least sincelast summer. Matters suchasthese arethe guts of thelicensing process, Sue Martin, dations haveyet to be made. Thelicensing board will be in Utah to talk about the issues on its agenda until May 17. But the hearings will conclude soonerif the panel runs out spokeswomanfor PFS. “It’s a significant step in the process because it’s an opportunityto put all the remaining issues on thetable ie. They are particularly rude when you ask them to be quiet so you can hear the dialogue. They say something like, “I paid for myticket, I can do whatI want.” from the public in the auditorium of Tooele High School, 240 W. 100 South, Tooele. For more information, consult the U.S. or a recorded message at 301415-5036. Those who wish toat- Another uncertainty that will not be addressed during the hearings is howthefacility might change in light of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. After the attacks, the NRC ordered a review of anti-terrorism protections at all U.S. nuclear facilities. Recommen- of things to discuss. THE WATCHDOGS Reporters Dan Harrie and Greg Burton keep a skeptical eye on Utah government league,piano, dance or anyofthe million activities created for them, the ends of the rows so everyone has City. them permanent disposal, probably at 4,000 choice ofthe seats and then sit on On April 26,3:30-5:30 p.m. and 79:30 p.m., the panel will hear Yucca Mountain, Nev. in notice how people rush in to get first West Temple, Salt Lake until the federal government offers waste Selfish Americans Bring Rudeness to New Lows LAURIE WILSON 79:30 p.m. in Room251 at the Salt Palace Convention Center, @ Continued from B-1 deadly Sunday, April 7,2002 Then there are moviegoers who bring infants in arms. Now before pumpa fist at jerks who just cut you off. Parents are not finished teaching their offspring how to talk when the little tykes have learned to say mommyand daddy. Long after the basics ofcommunicating are mastered, these little blobs ofgray mationite spauge eae combinations t'sofficial, Tom: 79 percentof respondents to a poll representing American adults said your lack any kind doesn't belong in a theater of respect and courtesy is a serious problem. where others have paid to see — and hear —a movie. alineup. Seriously, we now have reliable Another example of rude behavior is dog owners whotaketheir dogs for a walk to poop on someone else's lawn.If you don’t wantit on your lawn, what makes you think we Well, okay, they didn’t name you specifically, but I am sure they would havepicked your photo outof research to validate what weall wantit on ours? I love dogs. I have have been experiencing for years. two of my own. But when we go fora stroll, I take along a plastic bag to pick up whatthey leave behind. Tom, to borrow from the presi- Americans are ruder than ever before. We are rudein public, rude while driving, rude in usingfoul language. We are even rude when we are serving customers upon whom our income depends. The bottomline is that we have becomea society ofnarcissists. Accordingto the dictionary, a narcissist is someone whohas excessive interest in his/her own appear- dent emeritus, we need to be a kinder, gentler nation. Andit now appears we need to add “more cour- teous”to that list as well. Laurie J. Wilson is a professor of communications at Brigham Young University. ance, comfort, or importance. We price has to be paid or whohas to pay it. With thatattitude, courtesy flies out the window because we expect the entire world to accommo- demandthe teacherraise the grade because it couldaffect the little darlings’ chances of getting into Harvard Med School. absorbed parents. There are excep- And weare all guilty to some ex- tions and I am proud to say that my ~ kids have been taughtrespect for others, as well as themselves, and to. see thatthis is passed on to their children. It makes me proud and confident thatherehope forthe = nt. Driving is the most available exampie. How manypeople did I cut Off or fail toe let merge today at a savings of how manyseconds? How manypeople didI tailgate because I was ina hurry and the dummies were in my way? Don’t they know RESPONSE the left laneis the fast lane and that looking for an address whenI slow to a crawl on a busy street andthat I don’t wantto pull to the curb because it might take me sometime to find a driver willingto let me back intotraffic? Anothersite of increasingly rude behavioris the movie theater. Ever at a restauranteven if you didn’t havecoffee. Youalso teach children they are special no matter what they do and you will be there to defend them from accusations made by teachers whoare just outto get them. Like mob ofself-centered, me,me,me = jerks taughtto be that waybyself- date us while we accommodate no one. fast is defined as whatever speed I wantto go? Or don’t they realize that lam Sweet-n-Low packets in your purse when your kids get a bad grade you ~ TOM BARBERI want what we want no matter what risy when they observe how you make nice with the neighbors and then rantaboutthose trailer trash behind closed doors. They learn thatit is OK to stuff o quote the words of one of the great minds of our time, Dave Barry: “Ifa person is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are nota nice person.” Thate to be the one to tell you, fag tase ataeabeiectee = behave and how weare thought of = by others.If people would try a “please,” “may I” and “thank you,” ~ they would be surprised how good itmakes them feel. It is amazing how 4 Laurie, but rudeness is a learned be- kind word or smile can become in- havior andthe activities you mention are learning grounds fordiscourtesy. fectious and possibly be passed on. Whenkids are being ferried to and from soccer,ballet, band, little Tom Barberi is a talk show host on KALL-AM. : Ciao. 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