Morning Coffee Edition for Wednesday, September 22, 1999
*** Buried radioactive site probed
DENVER (AP) - Back in 1991, the EPA thought the problem at the old Shattuck Chemical Co. plant had been laid to rest. Instead of digging up the contaminated soil and hauling it away, the EPA decided to mix the more than 50,000 cubic yards of radioactive dirt with concrete and fly ash and bury it on the spot under rock and clay, creating a tomb designed to last hundreds of years. Now that decision may come back to haunt the agency. City leaders and residents of the blue-collar neighborhood surrounding the Shattuck Superfund Site contend the waste is sinking and fear that contamination may have already seeped into water supplies. They are demanding the tomb be dug up and shipped out of state. See here...
Transmutation of Radioactive Waste
CERAM - Center for Radioactive Waste Management
Australia's Radioactive Waste Management
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