NRC Issues "Fact Sheet" on EnergySolutions Italian Waste Proposal

Apr 11, 2008 by Eric Ray

(KCPW News) In response to a high number of public comments and interest from members of Congress, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a fact sheet about Energy Solution's application to import low-level nuclear waste from Italy.

"Ultimately it's good news in that the federal government is recognizing that this is not your run of the mill import request," says Vanessa Pierce, Executive Director of HEAL Utah. "I think the deference they are giving to the state is indicative of the unique nature of this request."

The NRC is looking to the states for guidance on the license request, and she says Governor Huntsman should oppose the proposal.

Energy Solutions spokesman Mark Walker had little to say about the fact sheet, calling it the NRC's "regular course of business." However he found one piece of the fact sheet particularly interesting.

"The one point that I would like to bring out in the fact sheet is toward the end of item number four. It says the states of Tennessee and Utah have informed the NRC that they have no technical objections to the proposed licenses," says Walker.

The fact sheet includes information about the nuclear waste Energy Solutions is proposing to bring to Utah and Tennessee, and the status of the request. It also explains how the public can comment on the proposal.

Click here for a link to the NRC's fact sheet.

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