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Niagara Gazette – Cleanup at western NY nuke site debated

Cleanup at western NY nuke site debated
NIAGARA GAZETTE Associated PressBy CAROLYN THOMPSON 3 Dec 08 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) _ Federal energy officials wrestling with the decades-old question of what to do with the West Valley nuclear site are recommending a phased-in approach that would remove contaminated buildings and soil soon, while deferring for up to 30 years the larger question of whether all waste should be removed………………..allows time to further study whether the 3,300-acre site should be completely decontaminated or if buried waste should be closed in and the site managed for generations to come……
……….it was already being challenged Tuesday by environmentalists, scientists and residents who said complete decontamination of the site 30 miles south of Buffalo is the only safe alternative given its erosion-prone geology.

The biggest concern is that radioactive waste will seep into nearby creeks, make its way into Lake Erie and Lake Ontario and contaminate drinking water supplies.

Niagara Gazette – Cleanup at western NY nuke site debated

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December 3, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | wastes