Arrivaderci Roma: Italy Sends Us their Radioactive Waste

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Radioactive Waste Might Move By Way of Port - The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) - 21 Nov 07

"According to applications to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, EnergySolutions would ship up to 20,000 tons of radioactive waste from ports in Italy to Charleston and New Orleans.  From there, the waste would be barged, trucked or put on rail cars and sent to a processing facility in Tennessee.

After processing 'for stabilization,' the waste would be shipped to EnergySolutions' low-level radioactive waste landfill in Clive, Utah.  In its application, EnergySolutions estimates that the imports would begin arriving in the spring of 2008 and involve about 200,000 cubic feet of material a year for at least five years.

'That's a lot of waste,' said Arjun Makhijani, executive director of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, a nuclear watchdog group.  He said 200,000 cubic feet is equivalent to 27,500 55-gallon drums.  'I think this is a very big deal and deserves closer scrutiny. As far as I know, it's unprecedented for such a large amount to come to this country for disposal.'"

Arrivaderci Roma: Italy Sends Us their Radioactive Waste

Soon this will be non-news once the "nuclear renaissance" hits.  Right?  With thanks to shirad.

Radioactive Waste Might Move By Way of Port - The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) - 21 Nov 07

"According to applications to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, EnergySolutions would ship up to 20,000 tons of radioactive waste from ports in Italy to Charleston and New Orleans.  From there, the waste would be barged, trucked or put on rail cars and sent to a processing facility in Tennessee.

After processing 'for stabilization,' the waste would be shipped to EnergySolutions' low-level radioactive waste landfill in Clive, Utah.  In its application, EnergySolutions estimates that the imports would begin arriving in the spring of 2008 and involve about 200,000 cubic feet of material a year for at least five years.

'That's a lot of waste,' said Arjun Makhijani, executive director of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, a nuclear watchdog group.  He said 200,000 cubic feet is equivalent to 27,500 55-gallon drums.  'I think this is a very big deal and deserves closer scrutiny. As far as I know, it's unprecedented for such a large amount to come to this country for disposal.'"