Nuclear Waste In California Landfills

For the last decade, California has apparently allowed low grade radioactive waste to be placed in its municipal landfills.

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December 9, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Neither landfill owners nor their employees, nearby residents nor elected officials, were ever notified of the state's policy, details of which are only now becoming public after a lawsuit and questions from concerned state lawmakers.Anti-nuclear activists, environmental groups and others are demanding to know more about where the state has allowed the waste -- mostly soil, concrete and metal with residual traces of radiation -- to be disposed of."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: Debating Nuclear Risk at Landfills

Sunday, December 8, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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