Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Nuclear waste coming to a landfill near you

Nuclear waste coming to a landfill near you-Radioactive materials are being released from nuclear weapons facilities to regular landfills in the United States and could get into commercial recycling streams, according to Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS).

The seven sites were: Oak Ridge TN, Rocky Flats CO, Los Alamos NM, Mound and Fernald OH, West Valley NY, and Paducah KY.

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