A bid by some of Rutherford County's legislators to end all radioactive dumping in Tennessee has run into trouble. A bill, sponsored by state Sen. Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, and state Rep. Donna Rowland, R-Murfreesboro, which would prohibit the dumping of any radioactive waste in the state's landfills, is "constitutionally suspect," according to an April 21 opinion by Tennessee Attorney General Robert E. Cooper Jr. The House bill would prohibit the processing or disposal of any material greater than background radiation, except those materials accepted and processed onsite by the federal government. Background radiation is the base level of radiation found in the world.
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