Fine levied in hot nuclear waste dump at Energysolutions
The Utah Division of Radiation Control (DRC) hosted the EnergySolutions Environmental Issues Stakeholder Forum at the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Boardroom on August 2, 2011 at 4:00pm. Items on the agenda included discussion about EnergySolutions’ Class A waste exceedance at the company’s Clive facility disposal site.
On December 13, 2010, the EnegySolutions notified the DRC that it had accepted multiple shipments of nuclear waste that exceeded the Class A waste rating.
“All but one or two were not Class A because of a paperwork error,” said Tom Magette, EnergySolutions senior vice president.
EnergySolutions has paid an $80,000 fine, which meets the statutory limit that can be imposed according to Rusty Lundberg, DRC director.
EnergySolutions will not be required to remove the non-Class A waste. Lundberg cited the difficulty of removal due to the time frame involved and the safety issues that removal would cause the workers at the Clive facility as reasons for allowing the waste to stay.
“The waste would be shipped back as is” even if it were removed because “it would now qualify as Class A waste as it is,” said Lundberg.
These meetings are held quarterly and are designed to be informative for the stakeholders and the public. About 40 people were in attendance in addition to the stakeholders who had a seat at the table. The public is invited to comment during the meeting.
Other items on the agenda included the performance assessment recently submitted to the DRC, SEMPRASAFE waste, and a proposal to change the existing layout of the Clive facility disposal arrangements.
A Stakeholder Outreach Meeting on sealed sources of radiation and the disposal of such sources will be held on August 18, 2011 at 2:00pm in the DEQ boardroom at 195 N 1950 W, Salt Lake City, Utah.
This article was originally published at examiner.com.
On December 13, 2010, the EnegySolutions notified the DRC that it had accepted multiple shipments of nuclear waste that exceeded the Class A waste rating.
“All but one or two were not Class A because of a paperwork error,” said Tom Magette, EnergySolutions senior vice president.
EnergySolutions has paid an $80,000 fine, which meets the statutory limit that can be imposed according to Rusty Lundberg, DRC director.
EnergySolutions will not be required to remove the non-Class A waste. Lundberg cited the difficulty of removal due to the time frame involved and the safety issues that removal would cause the workers at the Clive facility as reasons for allowing the waste to stay.
“The waste would be shipped back as is” even if it were removed because “it would now qualify as Class A waste as it is,” said Lundberg.
These meetings are held quarterly and are designed to be informative for the stakeholders and the public. About 40 people were in attendance in addition to the stakeholders who had a seat at the table. The public is invited to comment during the meeting.
Other items on the agenda included the performance assessment recently submitted to the DRC, SEMPRASAFE waste, and a proposal to change the existing layout of the Clive facility disposal arrangements.
A Stakeholder Outreach Meeting on sealed sources of radiation and the disposal of such sources will be held on August 18, 2011 at 2:00pm in the DEQ boardroom at 195 N 1950 W, Salt Lake City, Utah.
This article was originally published at examiner.com.