Reservation said safe for nuclear waste

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2002

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finalized its environmental impact study giving a favorable approval to a controversial plan to store up to 40,000 tons of nuclear waste on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation in Utah.

The document was finalized earlier this month but parts were redacted due to national security concerns. After a review of the information, the NRC has released the full version.

The tribe has entered into a contract with a consortium of private utilities to accept the waste. The site is opposed by Utah politicians.

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Study OKs Utah nuke waste dump (AP 1/17)

Relevant Links:
Utah Office of High Level Nuclear Waste Opposition - http://www.eq.state.ut.us/HLW/Hlw_opp.htm
Private Fuel Storage Facility Application, Nuclear Regulatory Commission - http://www.nrc.gov/OPA/reports/pfs.htm
Private Fuel Storage - http://www.privatefuelstorage.com
The Skull Valley Goshutes - http://www.skullvalleygoshutes.org

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