MIDLAND, Texas — A commission overseeing low-level radioactive waste disposal in Texas voted Saturday to publish proposed rules that would guide the importation of nuclear waste from across the country for burial near the New Mexico line.
The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission voted 5-2 to publish the revised rules in the Texas Registry and allow for a 30-day comment period.
Bob Gregory, who voted against publishing the rules now, said he wanted a longer comment period and felt the commission was rushing.
"I am convinced that this is too much, too soon, too fast - if at all," Gregory said. "There are far too many questions remaining."
Commission Chairman Michael Ford disagreed, saying the panel has not moved too quickly and that the process has been thorough.
If the proposed rules are adopted, low-level radioactive waste from 36 other states will be dumped in a remote region of West Texas along with waste from Texas and Vermont, which make up the compact. Requests for importation would be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/11/13/2628677/nuke-waste-panel-votes-to-publish.html#ixzz15N3B87ds
The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission voted 5-2 to publish the revised rules in the Texas Registry and allow for a 30-day comment period.
Bob Gregory, who voted against publishing the rules now, said he wanted a longer comment period and felt the commission was rushing.
"I am convinced that this is too much, too soon, too fast - if at all," Gregory said. "There are far too many questions remaining."
Commission Chairman Michael Ford disagreed, saying the panel has not moved too quickly and that the process has been thorough.
If the proposed rules are adopted, low-level radioactive waste from 36 other states will be dumped in a remote region of West Texas along with waste from Texas and Vermont, which make up the compact. Requests for importation would be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/11/13/2628677/nuke-waste-panel-votes-to-publish.html#ixzz15N3B87ds
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/11/13/2628677/nuke-waste-panel-votes-to-publish.html#ixzz15N2thwcD
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