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“Blenced nuclear wastes” – a way to get around restrictions on toxic wastes

Green groups: State to OK blended nuke waste, BY JUDY FAHYS, The Salt Lake Tribune 1 Aug 11 State regulators appear poised to sign off on a request from Energy Solutions to allow “down-blended” waste from nuclear reactors to be buried at the company’s Tooele County radioactive landfill, says an environmental group…..

But HEAL said the prospect of more blended waste should be the subject of a more focused study of the Tooele County site to address the long-term safety and health questions raised by federal regulators and the state Radiation Control Board. In addition, said Thomas, blending will allow the company and its customers, in effect, to bury waste more hazardous than the Class A waste currently allowed in the state.

“It circumvents the state’s ban on Class B and C waste, which has been in place for years,” said Thomas.

He added that one analysis estimated the radioactivity at the EnergySolutions site would increase eight-fold if blended waste is permitted… http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52305223-90/waste-blended-radiation-state.html.csp

August 4, 2011 - Posted by | USA, wastes

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