As stated in a press release circulated by 40 Canadian First Nations, citizen groups, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs): "The plan to entomb and abandon radioactive carcasses of nuclear reactors next to major rivers is an abomination," says Dr. Gordon Edwards, President of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (photo, right). "Billions of taxpayer dollars are being spent on plans that are clearly designed for the convenience of industry rather than the protection of human health and the environment for hundreds of thousands of years. The Government of Canada must consult First Nations and Canadian citizens to arrive at a meaningful and enforceable policy on how to manage these wastes in the very long term. There is no such policy now." Bad precedents set in Canada would likely be cited to put at even further risk surface waters impacting U.S. citizens downstream, such as at atomic reactors, radioactive waste dumps, and other nuclear facilities located on the shorelines of the Great Lakes. The Canadian coalition press release comes at the same time that American anti-nuclear allies, including Beyond Nuclear, rallied at the Port Huron, Michigan/Sarnia, Ontario "Blue Water" border, against Ontario Power Generation's radioactive waste DUD (Deep Underground Dump), targeted at the Great Lakes shore; against radioactive waste and other nuclear materials shipments across the Great Lakes Basin; and such reactor risks as those at the Fukushima Daiichi twin reactor design (General Electric Mark I Boiling Water Reactor), Fermi Unit Two in Monroe County, Michigan. At the fourth annual Great Lakes Environmental Alliance rally by the St. Clair River, Beyond Nuclear raised the risks presented by Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin's merger with Holtec International of New Jersey, to form the so-called Comprehensive Decommissioning International consortium. Both SNC-Lavalin, as well as Holtec, are beset by corruption scandals, including bribery allegations, and even convictions. To learn more about bi-national efforts to protect the Great Lakes against atomic reactor and radioactive waste risks, see Beyond Nuclear's Canada website section.