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Wyden: Lax regulations allow radioactive waste on icy highways | KVAL CBS 13 – News, Weather and Sports – Eugene, OR – Eugene, Oregon | Local & Regional News

Lax regulations allow radioactive waste on icy highways

KVAL.com 24 Dec 08 LA GRANDE, Ore. — Oregon’s senior senator says lax regulations allowed a truck hauling low-level radioactive waste to travel icy Interstate 84 and jack-knife Monday afternoon…………………… Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in a statement. “Nevertheless, that truck never should have been allowed to travel through Oregon in those conditions…………………Wyden called on the U.S. Department of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop rules for the transportation of all radioactive wastes during inclement weather. Wyden wants the agencies to require notification of local communities when radioactive waste shipments are sent and to give states more authority to regulate transportation of nuclear waste on their own highways.

Wyden: Lax regulations allow radioactive waste on icy highways | KVAL CBS 13 – News, Weather and Sports – Eugene, OR – Eugene, Oregon | Local & Regional News

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December 26, 2008 - Posted by | safety

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