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RESOLUTION REGARDING THE USE OF PLUTONIUM <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Peace Coalition has brought to the attention of Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners concerns of NASA's Cassini Space Probe <br /> carrying 72.3 pounds of plutonium-238 to supply power to the instruments on <br /> board; and <br /> WHEREAS, plutonium is one of the most toxic chemicals known; and <br /> WHEREAS, there have been previous mishaps from rocket launchings, orbiting missiles <br /> and returns to earth; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Cassini flying in 1999 from Venus to Earth to gain velocity to pass <br /> Jupiter enroute to Saturn remains a risk; and <br /> WHEREAS, future missions are scheduled to continue to use plutonium as a power <br /> source. <br /> NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners hereby resolve to join scientists and other citizens who want these <br /> space missions carrying plutonium to discontinue until other sources of energy are <br /> used; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> appeal to the President and North Carolina's congressional delegation to postpone <br /> these planned space missions using plutonium until an alternate, safer technology is <br /> developed. <br /> This the 19th day of November, 1997. <br /> William L. Crowt er, hair <br /> Stephen aliotisVice-Chair <br /> ai�✓t� � <br /> argaret W Brown, Member <br /> Moses Carey,Jr. Member <br /> /rc <br /> Alice M. Gordon,Member <br />