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Morales rejects plans
for plutonium dump
Texas to try to derail federal project
AUSTIN (AP) — State Attorney Gener
al Dan Morales said Tuesday that Texas
will try to stop the federal government
from making an Amarillo weapons plant
the permanent dump for tons of plutoni
um from nuclear disarmament.
"There has simply never been a greater
otential for environmental disaster in
exas than is presented here/' Morales
said.
He said that the Department of Energy
was probably already stockpiling plutoni
um from nuclear warheads at the Pantex
Plant, 25 miles northeast of Amarillo.
Last week, federal officials told
Congress that the plant could become the
storage center for more than half of the
220,000 pounds of plutonium that the
United States has manufactured since
1944.
The DOE said it did not need permis
sion from the state of Texas to stockpile
the toxic, radioactive metal that triggers
thermonuclear explosions.
"The Department of Energy appears to
be heading toward the ultimate decision
that Texas is going to be indeed the per
manent long-term nuclear disposal site
for all of the American weapons built up
during the Cold War," Morales said.
"We simply intend to do everything
we possibly can to ensure that Texas does
not become the final dumping ground for
50 years' worth of accumulation of ther
monuclear weapons."
Tom Walton, spokesman for the Ener
gy Department at Pantex, confirmed that
plutonium was being stored at the plant.
But he said that was not out of the ordi
nary.
"We are the assembly, disassembly
plant of the nation's nuclear weapons, so
we have had plutonium pits here since
the early 1950s," he said. The pits that
Walton referred to are the metal casings
surrounding the softball-sized plutonium
balls. The plutonium pits are stored in
bunkers, he said.
Walton refused to say how much plu
tonium was at the plant, but said the
amount is expected to increase through
the decade as more weapons are disman
tled.
He added that Energy Secretary James
Watkins "has already said he does not
view Pantex as a permanent site, but an
interim site," Walton said.
Morales said plutonium should not be
stored at the facility because it sits above
the Ogallala Aquifer, an underground
water supply that runs through seven
states and is the lifeblood for a large por
tion of the nation's ranching and farming.
Playing with fire
RANDALL NICHOLS /The Battalion
Steve Herring, a computer science major from Dallas, practices
juggling Tuesday afternoon. Herring performed with the juggling
group Up In the Air at the Hilton's Mardi Gras last night.
Study Abroad
allows students
to visit WWII site
Program sponsors France trip
for those interested in history
By Karen Praslicka
The Battalion
Students who want to visit France and learn more
about World War II will have the opportunity during Fall
'92 through a new study abroad program.
Dr. Larry Hill, head of the history department, said the
Rudder Scholar Program is intensive because the courses
will be taught in a "compressed format."
Students who participate in the program will take two
courses in 10 weeks at Texas A&M. The other two courses
- lasting four weeks - will be taught at Caen in Nor
mandy, France.
"It's a very comprehensive, rewarding program for
faculty and students," Hill said.
The program was developed by the Battle of Nor
mandy Foundation in Washington, D.C. The foundation
partially funds students to divide their study between the
students' campus and the Caen campus in Normandy.
Schools involved in the program develop their own
curriculum. A&M chose two history and two political sri-
ence courses related to war in society.
"The objective is to use the study of World War II and
its causes to try to make people understand better, and
promote peace, and keep the world aware of the threats of
totalitarianism in a democratic society," Hill said.
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International Week talent show performers receive encore requests
By Alysia Woods
The Battalion
International students who performed
in last week's International Student Asso
ciation's (ISA) Talent Show and dress pa
rade were so popular, they may get to
strut their stuff again.
Talented Texas A&M students
wrapped up International Week last Fri
day night by bringing the crowd to its feet
during the show. Some local groups have
even requested additional performances.
Karin Koestoer, director of the Talent
Show, said the Caldwell Independent
School District and various honor pro
grams at A&M asked if some of the inter
national groups could preform for their
organizations.
"They even asked for specific phone
numbers after the show," Koestoer said.
"We didn't expect people to ask us to pre
form around."
Koestoer said some of the groups are
willing and even excited about preform
ing again, but a few groups have already
called it quits.
"I have been calling a lot of the per
formers and saying, 'Hey, we are not
through,' " she said.
The purpose of the talent show,
Koestoer said, was to introduce the di
verse and exciting traditions that are prac
ticed in countries all over the world. The
performances were very impressive, she
said.
"It (the talent show) went a lot better
than I expected it to," said Koestoer, a ju
nior computer science major from Indone
sia. "There were a lot of standing ova
tions."
The show, held in Rudder auditori
um, featured performances and model
ing. Performers ranged from singers to
dancers to musicians. The dress parade
featured a number of students modeling
clothes popular in their native countries.
See International/Page 10
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