NRC extends comment for Italian waste (in Tennessee)

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http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/03/nrc_extends_comment_for_italia.html

NRC extends comment for Italian waste

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the public comment period on EnergySolutions’ application to import up to 20,000 tons of nuclear waste from Italy. The proposed project would process the low-level radioactive materials at the company’s Oak Ridge waste facility and then ship the residues to a landfill in Utah for disposal.

The NRC said today the deadline for comment has been extended to June 10.

David McIntyre, spokesman for the commission, said last week that nearly 300 comments had been received on the controversial project.

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U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, has been one of the leading opponents of the proposal. Gordon said the project would establish a bad precedent and add to the U.S. nuclear legacies.