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State orders radiation tests at Weymouth Neck waste site - The Boston Globe

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:02:11 -0000

State officials have decided that the 68-acre Weymouth Neck hazardous waste site should be tested for radiation contamination.

The decision marks a change in direction for Department of Environmental Protection regulators who earlier this year received a statement from ConocoPhillips, the site's previous owner, indicating that the company was satisfied that its cleanup effort was complete and the site posed no significant risk to people living or working on it.

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DEC: West Valley cleanup short of goals - Business First of Buffalo:

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:01:02 -0000

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says 21 years after agreeing to remove radioactive waste at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center in West Valley, the federal government has not met expectations.

The state agency released a report May 7, saying the U.S. Department of Energy has yet to reach the first regulatory milepost -- the completion of a final environmental impact statement at the facility, which has been closed since 1975.

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DOE: Senior DOE Official to Outline Cold War Era Nuclear Waste Cleanup Progress

Tue, 06 May 2008 08:54:23 -0000

WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, May 7, 2008, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM) James A. Rispoli will deliver remarks at the Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB) semi-annual public meeting in Washington, D.C. Assistant Secretary Rispoli will provide an update on the Bush Administration’s priorities for safely and responsibly cleaning up the Nation’s Cold War era nuclear waste and will outline the Department’s recent accomplishments across the DOE complex

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The Santa Barbara Independent Finding Bombs at Vandenberg and Beyond

Fri, 02 May 2008 18:45:49 -0000

Vandenberg Air Force Base is usually a place known for its rockets, missiles and space program, but there is also another little known unit dedicated to diffusing bombs and disposing of explosive devices. The 30th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Flight, part of the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron, not only trains on the base, but also keeps very busy disposing of the regularly found unexploded ordnance (UXO) which remains on base property from its days as an Army tank corps training camp.

Tags: nuclear n-weapons proliferation cleanup ca

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Bradenton.com | 04/29/2008 | Tallevast cancer study one step closer

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:42:32 -0000

TALLEVAST --
One month after concerned community leaders asked for a cancer study, state and local health officials visited Tallevast on Monday to start preliminary plans.

The state's quick response gives Tallevast hope their concerns will be heard, said Laura Ward, president of FOCUS, an advocacy group for residents.

Tallevast residents believe the high numbers of cancers and neurological disorders in their community are linked to contamination traced back to a former beryllium plant. Now known to cover more than 200 acres, the toxic waste includes industrial chemicals known to cause cancer and other illnesses.

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The Daily News: Contaminated sand moving from ship to rail

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:03:58 -0000

Longshoremen should finish unloading 6,700 tons of sand contaminated with depleted uranium and lead Tuesday afternoon, said Chad Hyslop, spokesman for the disposal company American Ecology.

The BBC Alabama arrived at the port Saturday afternoon with the 306 containers carrying the contaminated sand from Camp Doha, a U.S. Army base in Kuwait. The sand was packaged in bags designed to transport hazardous waste.

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Ohio.com - For sale: One used but cleaner dump, includes toxic waste

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:34:53 -0000

Seeking new owner: A former Uniontown toxic-waste dump that is cleaner than it once was.

The Industrial Excess Landfill, a Superfund site that has been in the headlines for three decades, will soon be for sale under proposed consent decrees in U.S. District Court in Youngstown.

Tags: nuclear energy fuel-cycle n-waste cleanup

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Munger: Is uranium in Bear Creek Valley a resource, a hazard or both? : Columnists : Knoxville News Sentinel

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:07:46 -0000

Uranium mining in Oak Ridge's Bear Creek Valley?

That is an idea floating around as folks begin to ponder the cleanup of the Bear Creek Burial Grounds, a 350-acre swath of federal property historically used for waste disposal at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant.

There's an estimated 41 million pounds of uranium buried in the Cold War landfills.

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House panel wants cost of Hanford work delays | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:09:20 -0000

The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is calling for an assessment of the cost of halting work because of safety problems at Hanford's vitrification plant and tank farms.

"The committee is assessing whether DOE's contractors should be held financially accountable for the costs of any schedule delays and cost overruns due to their failure to adhere to nuclear safety and other requirements," said a letter signed by Chairman John Dingell and four other committee members, including Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash.

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