Post by pompey on Mar 18, 2011 9:54:25 GMT -5
An East Tennessee plant recently applied to import and treat 1,000 tons of German radioactive waste, a move some say makes good business sense but has environmental activists concerned for the state’s health.
EnergySolutions, a Utah-based multinational company, operates radioactive waste disposal facilities in Oak Ridge, Tenn., including an incineration facility at Bear Creek. The commercial plant has treated low-level radioactive waste — such as x-ray equipment and medical waste — for American businesses and the government since it opened more than 20 years ago.
EnergySolutions, a Utah-based multinational company, operates radioactive waste disposal facilities in Oak Ridge, Tenn., including an incineration facility at Bear Creek. The commercial plant has treated low-level radioactive waste — such as x-ray equipment and medical waste — for American businesses and the government since it opened more than 20 years ago.
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/mar/18/radioactive-waste-may-be-bound-state/
