Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- An environmental group wants state regulators to place a moratorium on allowing any more depleted uranium to be buried in the state.
The Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah told the Utah Radiation Control Board on Tuesday that the state shouldn't allow the material until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission develops guidelines for how large amounts of it can safely be disposed.
Depleted uranium is different from other radioactive waste because it becomes more radioactive over time.
EnergySolutions Inc.'s disposal site in Tooele County is licensed to accept only Class A waste, considered the least dangerous type of low-level radioactive waste.
The NRC recently decided to continue classifying depleted uranium as Class A waste.
------
Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
