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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The chief of EnergySolutions Inc. says the radioactive waste in his Utah dump is so mild that it could be used as garden dirt.
A spokeswoman for the Salt Lake City-based company says Steve Creamer meant the radioactive dirt would be safe only after 100 years.
Creamer's remark came in a discussion on the Red Meat Radio show, a forum for state legislators and their guests that airs Saturday mornings on K-TALK Radio.
When Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, asked if he could use radioactive dirt for garden boxes, Creamer responded, "You probably could."
The Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah says it will file a complaint about Creamer's remark to the Utah Radiation Control Board.
The agency, however, says it's not the right forum for the complaint.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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