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Posted: 5:48 PM Dec 17, 2009
DOE, Utah gov reach deal on depleted uranium
An Energy Department spokeswoman says an agreement has been reached with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert to temporarily store low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina before permanently disposing of it once it arrives in Utah.
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December 17, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY -- An Energy Department spokeswoman says an agreement has been reached with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert to temporarily store low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina before permanently disposing of it once it arrives in Utah.
State regulators say they need more time to determine whether depleted uranium can safely be disposed of at the Utah site. Depleted uranium is different from other waste because it becomes more radioactive over time for up to one million years.
Herbert and the DOE reached the agreement on Thursday, days after the first rail car of depleted uranium left the Savannah River Site bound for a private disposal facility in Utah's west desert.
On Tuesday, Herbert had urged the DOE to stop the shipments.
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