Is depleted uranium too hot for Utah site?

Is depleted uranium too hot for Utah site?

Environment » State Radiation Control Board has decided to look further into the question.

By Judy Fahys

The Salt Lake Tribune

06/10/2009 03

Utah‘s Radiation Control Board will dig deeper into the long-term risks of depleted uranium before it decides whether the unusual form of low-level radioactive waste warrants a moratorium. ………………………..”First of all, I believe the public should be protected and the environment should be protected,” said board vice chair Elizabeth Goryunova, suggesting that the board had a responsibility to consider the need for a moratorium despite hassles that might be involved in imposing one. “That’s absolutely a must.”…………………………

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June 11, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive