Disposal of Low Level Radioactive Waste
The House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Energy and Environment heard testimony on a new policy by the Nuclear Regulatory Comm… read more
The House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Energy and Environment heard testimony on a new policy by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which deregulates low-level atomic waste from hospitals, labs and nuclear plants. The subcommittee also released documentation of Environmental Protection Agency and some National Regulatory Commission staff advisers opposition to the new regulations developed by the National Regulatory Commission. Some lawmakers' also expressed concern that certain states would become dumping grounds for the atomic waste. close
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