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No depleted uranium for Salt Lake County!

A recent Salt Lake Tribune poll found 76 percent of Utah voters want to close the state’s door to depleted-uranium shipments.

Salt Lake County says N-O to D-U By Jeremiah StettlerThe Salt Lake Tribune 03/02/2010 If there’s one thing the state’s Republican governor and the Democratic-led Salt Lake County Council can agree on, it’s this: Depleted uranium doesn’t belong in Utah.

Last month, Gov. Gary Herbert stopped trainloads of depleted uranium from reaching the Beehive State.Now, Utah’s most-populous county is making it clear it doesn’t want that radioactive waste being shipped through its territory either.The council passed a resolution 8-0 on Tuesday that, although nonbinding, prohibits the transport of depleted uranium through the county. If EnergySolutions has accepted waste that later is found to be unsuitable for its landfill, the resolution states, the company would have to remove it at its own expense……….

The measure — sponsored by Councilwoman Jani Iwamoto — comes as public sentiment simmers against the burial of radioactive waste in Tooele County. A recent Salt Lake Tribune poll found 76 percent of Utah voters want to close the state’s door to depleted-uranium shipments.

It also has become a prominent issue in the governor’s race. Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County says N-O to D-U – Salt Lake Tribune

March 3, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, uranium