Texas to begin getting radioactive waste from New Mexico
In a matter of days, a West Texas radioactive waste site is expected to start receiving up to 420 truckloads of radioactive junk — some dating back to the 1940s — from the federal government’s nuclear weapons program.
The waste was not originally meant to leave New Mexico, but a sequence of events headlined by a Feb. 14 radiation leak at a disposal facility near Carlsbad has left its handlers eyeing a private collection site in Andrews County in far West Texas.
Texas and U.S. officials agree with the company’s position that the waste will be stored safely — and temporarily. But the plan has stirred concerns among environmentalists who object to the state’s expanding radioactive footprint.
One of the most vocal critics, Fort Worth Democratic state Rep. Lon Burnam (D), said he may go to court to try to get an injunction to stop the transfer.
More at http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/04/01/5700787/texas-to-begin-getting-radioactive.html (Fort Wort Star-Telegram)
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