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2. Low-level radioactive waste policy of the United States

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   In response to the complex disposal issue, Congress passed the Low Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-573), which established that each state was responsible for disposing LLRW generated within its boundaries. [5] Congress asserted that LLRW could be most safely and efficiently managed on a regional basis.

3. Maxey Flats - Wikipedia

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   The Maxey Flats low-level radioactive waste disposal site is a Superfund site in Kentucky which served as a disposal site for low-level nuclear waste from 1963 to 1977. [1] Investigations by the Environmental Protection Agency , among others, determined that plutonium stored at the site had migrated beyond the site's trenches, and the site was ...

4. Radioactive waste - Wikipedia

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   Diagram of an underground low-level radioactive waste disposal site On Feb. 14, 2014, radioactive materials at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant leaked from a damaged storage drum due to the use of incorrect packing material. Analysis showed the lack of a "safety culture" at the plant since its successful operation for 15 years had bred complacency.

5. The Hanford Site is America's most contaminated nuclear ... - AOL

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   The Hanford Site is the most polluted area in the US, though cleanup started decades ago.. Estimates say it will take decades more and up to $640 billion to finish the job. The site just received ...

6. WA, feds upend plan to clean up one of nation’s most costly ...

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   Highlights include starting treatment of the Hanford site tank waste for disposal on the current schedule of 2025 for the least-radioactive waste and 2033 for the high-level radioactive waste ...

7. Another defeat for cleaning up low-level nuclear waste ... - AOL

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   Direct Feed Low-Activity Waste is DOE’s plan to start treating low-activity radioactive waste first at the Vit Plant and then start treating high-level radioactive waste sometime in the 2030s.