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May. 13, 2008
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Nuclear waste foe sought burial at Yucca Mountain

STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU

Joe Egan
Attorney, who died May 7, wrote waste would be "buried here only over my dead body"

WASHINGTON -- Combative to the end, the attorney who led Nevada's legal fight against nuclear waste said his ashes would be scattered at Yucca Mountain.

In an obituary he wrote before he died on May 7, Joe Egan said he arranged for his remains "to be spread across the volcanic terrain."

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    • The scattering, he wrote, would be accompanied by a eulogy: "Radwaste buried here only over my dead body."

    Egan, 53, died of gastro-esophageal cancer, his family said, after he battled the disease for more than two years. A memorial Mass and a remembrance service are scheduled for May 22 in Naples, Fla.

    Egan was Nevada's lead attorney since 2001 in lawsuits against the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. The obituary is posted at www.nuclearlawyer.com, the Web site of the firm, Egan, Fitzpatrick & Malsch, PLLC.

    A spokesman for the firm said when or how Egan's wishes would be carried out was unclear. The Department of Energy, which controls access to the Yucca Mountain site, 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas, had no comment.



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    P wrote on May 16, 2008 06:45 AM: what an IDIOT


    Pro Yucca- wrote on May 13, 2008 06:40 PM: Though I disagree with Mr. Egan and the bozo politicians of Nevada, the gentleman has passed on,, rest in peace and God bless.


    Vindictive wrote on May 13, 2008 10:36 AM: Wish I knew exactly where so I could take my dog there...


    Leslie wrote on May 13, 2008 08:55 AM: Have Harry Reid visit the site and drop the ashes!


    Ray wrote on May 13, 2008 08:00 AM: Should have stated the waste will be buried UNDER his body.


    Jamie wrote on May 13, 2008 05:00 AM: What a cool guy. Hope he gets all his wishes.