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Energy company to pay up for waste violations at nuclear plant

safety-symbol1Energy NW to pay $80,000 penalty
The News Tribune  By Drew Foster,  09/09/09
Energy Northwest must pay an $80,000 fine to the state for waste management violations after a penalty against the Richland-based power supplier was recently upheld.

The state Pollution Control Hearings Board upheld the 2007 complaint, filed by the state Department of Ecology after waste management violations were found at the Columbia Generating Center nuclear power plant outside Richland. But the board reduced the amount of the penalties from $120,000 to $80,000.

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September 10, 2009 - Posted by | 1, safety, USA | , , ,

2 Comments »

  1. Please correct the title for this blog entry. Reading the article you can clearly tell this was not nuclear waste related. Incorrectly labeled and improperly stored paint and oil cans are not nuclear waste.

    You edited out these facts for your blog page which would have allowed your readers to be properly informed on the issue. Additionally, U.S. and State Ecology agencies do not regulate nuclear waste.

    Kate's avatar Comment by Kate | September 10, 2009 | Reply

  2. Thank you for this correction.
    My apologies for the previous sloppy headline. I have now changed it.
    I trust that people will follow the link to the full article, and get the clear information

    Christina Macpherson's avatar Comment by Christina MacPherson | September 10, 2009 | Reply


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