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Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping Records,

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-673-BC

Scope and Content

This collection contains organizational documents, scientific reports, publications, news clippings, legal briefs and papers, legislation, correspondence, and ephemera from the Citizens Against Radioactive Dumping (CARD). The collection is arranged into the following eight series:

CARD - includes information and documents generated by and relevant to the organization itself, such as CARD newsletters, CARD organizational structure, funding proposals, meeting notes and minutes, CARD community organizing strategies, campaigns and events, CARD supporters and allies, organized opposition to CARD, and correspondence. A set of writings and documents sent to CARD from the late Frances Tyson (d. 2002), a resident of Las Vegas, NM and longtime supporter and friend of CARD, is also included in the CARD series. Mrs. Tyson dedicated much of her life to working for an end to nuclear weapons production.

WIPP - contains information and documents pertaining to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, including WIPP history; progress reports, timelines, and performance assessments of the WIPP; geology, hydrology, and other scientific studies of the site and its problems; transportation as it relates to the WIPP project; the WIPP wastes; WIPP politics and policy, including legislation specific to WIPP and legislators' positions on WIPP; litigation concerning WIPP; WIPP oversight and licensing (both state and federal); WIPP private contractors; and WIPP insurance and liability issues.

Department of Energy (DOE) - contains documents related to the DOE complex, including the national nuclear weapons laboratories, nuclear materials and weapons in space, nuclear energy, non-site specific nuclear waste, nuclear weapons testing, and public participation in DOE decision-making processes.

Miscellaneous - includes information on hazardous, non-radioactive waste, general environmental issues, science and the philosophy of science, war and peace, uranium mining, radiation and health, nuclear science, the US Department of Defense and the military, and big business and corporate abuse. A folder of ephemera is included in the Miscellaneous series and contains an audio tape, pins, stickers, a magnet, salt from underground at the WIPP site, pamphlets, booklets, small placards, postcards, business cards, and tickets from CARD benefit shows and events.

Alternatives - contains information on alternative energy sources, alternative living, Nuclear Free Zones, alternative organizations and platforms, organizing resources and information, and alternative campaigns and actions.

News Clippings - includes news clippings relevant to the work of CARD, and also includes a wide variety of clippings related to the many additional subjects that are part of this collection.

Publications - includes newsletters and magazines to which CARD has subscribed and/or those produced by CARD allies. The publications contain information about many of the issues that are of concern to CARD, and are organized in alphabetical order by name of publication.

Oversized - contains items that have been removed from the CARD, WIPP, Miscellaneous, News Clippings, and Publications series, such as meeting notes, posters, maps, a vinyl record album, news clippings, and magazines and newsletters.

Notes to the researcher: News clippings and correspondence are grouped in folders by decade (1970-1979; 1980-1989, etc.). Selected news clippings and correspondence are included in specific subject folders within other series, however supporting documents for specific subjects can still be found in the clips and correspondence folders, organized by decade. Some material is in Spanish.

Dates

  • 1975-2002

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.

Organizational History

Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping (CARD), founded in 1978, is a grassroots, non-profit organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. CARD's stated mission is "to protect the land and people of New Mexico from radioactive contamination, while supporting a non-nuclear, sustainable economy." CARD began as a statewide coalition of groups and individuals organized in resistance to the (then) proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a repository for defense-related transuranic waste near Carlsbad and Loving, New Mexico. CARD continues to research and organize around WIPP, opened in March of 1999, and other radioactive and potentially toxic projects in New Mexico, the Southwest, and the US/Mexico border region.

Extent

9 boxes (9 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains the records of Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping (CARD). The papers relate to the history of the organization and the issues that are the focus of its work.

Related Material

Center for Regional Studies and the Center for Southwest Research Fellows presentation, Maria Santelli.

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Separated Material

The following publications have been transferred to UNM University Libraries for catalgoguing:
  1. Giller, Maj. Gen. Edward. Sustaining America's Nuclear Deterrent: Preserving the critical national capabilities of the Southwest Nuclear Complex. Albuquerque: Kirtland Partnership Committee, 1999.
  2. Amad, Bennis, Bidwai, Raskin, Roy, Anaik, and Weiss. Testing the Limits: The India-Pakistan Nuclear Gambit. Amsterdam and Washington D.C.: The Transnational Institute and The Institute for Policy Studies, 1998.
  3. Bureau of Elections, Office of the Secretary of State. Instruction Manual for Deputy Registration Officers: Counties using automated voter records systems. Santa Fe, NM: Bureau of Elections, Office of the Secretary of State, 1984.
  4. Congress of the United States, Office of Technology Assessment. Complex Cleanup: The environmental legacy of nuclear weapons production. Washington D.C.: Congress of the United States, 1991.
  5. Geiger, Rush and Michaels. Dead Reckoning: A critical review of the Department of Energy's epidemiologic research. Washington D.C.: Physicians Task Force on the Health Risks of Nuclear Weapons Production, 1992.
  6. Gray, Peter. "Stockpile Stewardship" of Nuclear Weapons: The deal to subsidize nuclear weaponeer. San Francisco, CA : Project for Participatory Democracy; Tides Foundation, 1998.
  7. Helton, Garner, Rechard, Rudeen, & Swift. Sandia Report: Preliminary Comparison wit 40 CFR Part 191, Subpart B for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, December 1991.
  8. Keystone Environmental & Planning Inc. Handbook: Baseline for future use options. Washington D.C.: United States Department of Energy, 1995.
  9. Keystone Environmental & Planning, Inc. Handbook: Baseline for Future Use Options , June 1995.
  10. Riccio, Jim & Brooks, Lisa. Nuclear Lemons: An assessment of America's worst commercial nuclear power plants. Washington D.C.: Public Citizen, 1996.
  11. Roster, State of New Mexico: Elective state, legislative, district and county officials1989-1990. Santa Fe: State Printing Office, 1989.
  12. Simon, Samuel A. & Griffin, Kelley. A Citizens Primer on the Fairness Doctrine. Washington D.C.: Telecommunications Research & Action Center, 1984.
  13. Sivard, Ruth Leger. World Military and Social Expenditures 1987-88. Washington D.C.: World Priority, 1987.
  14. Springfield: National Technical Information Service, 1992. Stephen W. Young. Pushing the Limits: The decision on national missile defense. Washington D.C.: Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers and Council for a Livable World Education Fund, 2000.
  15. Tyler, L.D. Summary Report for WIPP Technology Development Program for Isolation of Radioactive Wastes [microfiche]. Albuquerque: Sandia National Laboratories, 1988.
  16. United States Department of Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. Transporting Spent Nuclear Fuel: An overview. Washington D.C.: United States Department of Energy, 1986. United States Department of Energy. Environmental Restoration and Waste Management: An introduction (student edition). Washington D.C.: United States Department of Energy, 1993 (?).
  17. United States Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation. Answers To Your Questions About High-Level Nuclear Waste Isolation. Columbus: Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, 1982.
  18. United States Department of Energy, National Transportation Program. Transporting Radioactive Materials: Answers to your questions. Washington D.C.: United States Department of Energy, 1999.
  19. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Month in Review: December 1998 Reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1998.
  20. United States General Accounting Office. Energy Management: How states are using Exxon and Stripper Well funds. Washington D.C.: General Accounting Office, 1998.
  21. United States General Accounting Office. Nuclear Waste: Quarterly report on DOE's nuclear waste programs as of June 30, 1998. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1988.
  22. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Month in Review: December 1997, Reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1997.
  23. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Month in Review: January 1998, Reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1998.
  24. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Month in Review: October 1998, Reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office,1998.
  25. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Month in Review: February, 1998, Reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office,1998.
  26. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Month in Review: October 1997, Reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1997.
  27. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Reports and Testimony: September 1997. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1997.
  28. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Reports and Testimony: November 1990. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1990.
  29. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Reports and Testimony: September 1990. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1990.
  30. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Reports and Testimony: April 1990. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1990.
  31. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Month in Review: November 1997, Reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1997.
  32. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Month in Review: March 1998, Reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office, 1998.
  33. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Month in Review: May 1998, Reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office,1998.
  34. United States General Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs. Month in Review: November 1998, Reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications. Washington D.C.: United States General Accounting Office,1998.
  35. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Public Affairs. N.R.C.: Regulator of Nuclear Safety. Washington D.C.: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1997(?).
  36. Willett, Edward F. Jr., Esq. How Our Laws Are Made. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1981.
  37. Zeller & Leticia Inc. Catalog. New York.

Processing Information

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid of the Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping Records, 1975-2002
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Processed by Maria J. Santelli
Date
©2002
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Revision Statements

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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Albuquerque NM 87131
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