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US Affirms New Interpretation for High-Level Nuclear Waste
NBC-4 Los Angeles ^ | 31 December 2021 | Keith Ridler

Posted on 01/01/2022 12:59:13 AM PST by blueplum

The Biden administration has affirmed a Trump administration interpretation of high-level radioactive waste that is based on the waste’s radioactivity rather than how it was produced.

The U.S. Department of Energy announcement last week means some radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production stored in Idaho, Washington and South Carolina could be reclassified and moved for permanent storage elsewhere....

...The Biden administration's affirmation of the new interpretation came after various groups offered letters of support and opposition to the agency after Biden became president, leading to the notice in the Federal Register making clear where the administration stood....

(Excerpt) Read more at nbclosangeles.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: Idaho; US: South Carolina; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: hazmat; nuclear; nuclearwaste; radioactivity
Andrews County, Texas, and Clive, Utah also mentioned as potential storage sites.
1 posted on 01/01/2022 12:59:13 AM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

When you wake up and find France has more nuclear power than you do. Lol. I will buy an electric car when my state has more nuclear power plants than France.. Tennessee. I even live 15 minutes from oak ridge.


2 posted on 01/01/2022 2:04:44 AM PST by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: blueplum
"The Biden administration has affirmed a Trump administration interpretation of high-level radioactive waste that is based on the waste’s radioactivity rather than how it was produced."

I have a background in nuclear (PhD minor) and did not know that waste had been classified by source (which is ridiculous). Type of radiation (alpha, beta or gamma) and radiation intensity are all that "should" matter. I cannot imagine why it was done otherwise.

3 posted on 01/01/2022 4:17:02 AM PST by Wonder Warthog (Not Responding to Seagull Snark)
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To: momincombatboots

I even live 15 minutes from oak ridge.

Is the water tangy tasting?.


4 posted on 01/01/2022 9:35:42 AM PST by Vaduz ( )
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To: Vaduz

I detest water. It’s like drinking wet air. Milk, Dr Pepper zero, coffee or nothing. I drink my coffee black, haven’t noticed anything. I imagine if the water had any taste it would be big orange.. go volts. And yes they got ripped off.


5 posted on 01/01/2022 10:44:35 AM PST by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: momincombatboots

Do things glow in the dark that didn’t before?.


6 posted on 01/02/2022 8:24:38 AM PST by Vaduz ( )
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