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USA – no idea what to do with depleted uranium wastes

Feds seek a temp home for depleted uranium | The Salt Lake Tribune, By JUDY FAHYS 8 July 2010, The U.S. Department of Energy has started looking beyond Utah for temporary storage of nearly 10,000 drums of depleted uranium for up to seven years…….. The Salt Lake City nuclear services company has estimated it will be the end of the year before it can update a report on the site’s ability to contain large quantities of the unusual waste, which grows more hazardous over time. And it will probably take at least another year for state regulators to review that site assessment.

In the meantime, the first shipment containing about 5,400 drums of the Savannah River waste has been placed in an EnergySolutions disposal cell but will not be buried until the state gives its approval……

Feds seek a temp home for depleted uranium | The Salt Lake Tribune

July 8, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | depleted uranium, USA | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, uranium