NRC Proposes Allowing Nuclear Waste at Dumps Recycling Sites / Public News Service

NRC Proposes Allowing Nuclear Waste at Dumps Recycling Sites / Public News Service: BOISE, Idaho -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may change its rules to allow the nuclear industry to dump some of its waste in landfills. Opponents say the change poses a public health risk and would allow waste to go unmonitored. The proposal would enable the NRC to reinterpret the meaning of low-level radioactive waste so that it could be accepted at dumps and hazardous waste sites, rather than regulated storage facilities. ...