Critics alarmed by US nuclear agency's bid to relax rules on radioactive waste
by Daniel Ross from Environment | The Guardian on (#535AN)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission keen to allow material to be disposed of by land burial' - with potentially damaging effects
The federal agency providing oversight of the commercial nuclear sector is attempting to push through a rule change critics say could allow dangerous amounts of radioactive material to be disposed of in places like municipal landfills, with potentially serious consequences to human health and the environment.
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