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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Editorial: Trust wastes away in radioactive dump decision

Panel overlooked Texans' welfare in nuclear-waste ruling
The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission put the interests of Waste Control Specialists ahead of residents' welfare when it approved rules that would allow 36 states to send their hazardous waste to a Texas disposal facility, writes the editorial board of the Dallas Morning News. Decisions regarding the proper disposal of nuclear waste should "include a transparent process" in which profit-making is not the motivating factor, the board adds. The Dallas Morning News

Monday, November 15, 2010

Nuke waste panel in Texas votes to publish rules

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

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Matheson and Corron ask state officials to maintain rules on disposal of low-level radioactive waste

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Congressman Jim Matheson and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon urged state officials to maintain rules governing disposal of low-level radioactive waste.

Those laws protect against "hotter" nuclear waste coming to Utah.

The two spoke out following an announcement by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission saying its rule making process regarding the disposal of blended radioactive waste is at least a year or two from completion.