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US states fearful of becoming host to nuclear waste

S.C. among states fearing they’re the alternative to Nevada nuke site
Herald OnLine By Les Blumenthal

By Les Blumenthal – McClatchy Newspapers 30 August 09 

WASHINGTON — It is among the nastiest substances on earth: more than 14,000 tons of highly radioactive waste left over from the building of the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal.As the Obama administration and Senate leaders move to scuttle a proposed repository for the waste in Nevada, the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state — along with federal facilities in Idaho and South Carolina — could become the de facto dump sites for years to come…………………….

Local leaders and lawmakers from the sites where the waste is now stored, however, are increasingly concerned that the Energy Department will leave it in place, even though that might violate legally binding cleanup agreements.

There’s no backup plan for dealing with the waste. A promised commission to study the issue has yet to be appointed.

S.C. among states fearing they’re the alternative to Nevada nuke site | The Herald – Rock Hill, SC

August 31, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radioactive, wastes