Lawmaker decries uranium travel to Savannah River Site

Shipments of highly enriched uranium from Canada to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina have been met with disapproval by Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., who believes the transaction is too risky to attempt. However, the Energy Department has called the transfer a "low risk" event due to the safety precautions being taken. The containers being used have been designed to transport HEU and have been certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, said SRS spokesman Jim Giusti. Aiken Standard (S.C.) ( http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20160118/AIK0101/160119426/1007/lawmaker-decries-uranium-travel-to-srs