KUER
Judy Fahys
September 21, 2018
State regulators are asking for public input on a radioactive waste company’s request for special permission to bury depleted uranium waste at its Tooele County landfill.
EnergySolutions, which operates a mile-square landfill for low-level radioactive waste in Tooele County, is seeking an exemption from current state law to accept a relatively small amount of depleted uranium, often called “DU.” The Waste Management and Radiation Control Board is taking comments on the company’s request until October 9.