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Herbert derails Utah-bound shipments of depleted uranium | Deseret News - 0 views

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    "Planned shipments of depleted uranium from the U.S. Department of Energy's South Carolina's storage site will not be shipped to Utah under an agreement negotiated Monday by Gov. Gary Herbert. "This is a monumental win for the state of Utah," Herbert said. "At one point, we were told these trains were all but on the tracks, making their way to Utah. The Department of Energy has now agreed, after we registered our concerns, that those trains will head elsewhere." In addition to derailing the two remaining shipments of 7,000 tons of the material, Herbert said federal regulators agreed to take back the depleted uranium that came in December if planned state changes to the disposal process fall through."
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Island residents sue U.S., saying military made them sick - CNN.com - 0 views

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    "Nearly 40 years ago, Hermogenes Marrero was a teenage U.S. Marine, stationed as a security guard on the tiny American island of Vieques, off the coast of Puerto Rico. Marrero says he's been sick ever since. At age 57, the former Marine sergeant is nearly blind, needs an oxygen tank, has Lou Gehrig's disease and crippling back problems, and sometimes needs a wheelchair. "I'd go out to the firing range, and sometimes I'd start bleeding automatically from my nose," he said in an interview to air on Monday night's "Campbell Brown." "
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Hidden Health Crisis: Vieques Seeks Its Day in Court | The Citizen - 0 views

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    "Vieques is a small island with a big problem. And the Obama administration is fighting to keep it that way. A municipality of Puerto Rico just a few miles east of the main island, Vieques has the lamentable distinction of being the venue of six decades of training exercises and weapons testing by the U.S. Navy. Starting around the outbreak of World War II, our military has tested all manner of munitions there, from napalm to depleted uranium to Agent Orange. It has also released immense quantities of jet fuel, flame retardants, and other toxic substances. The place is contaminated. Not surprisingly, Vieques's 9000 residents - American citizens by birth - are a sickly bunch. Cancer rates are 30 percent higher than they are on Puerto Rico's main island. In the case of diabetes, the figure is 41 percent; for hypertension, nearly 400 percent. And roughly 80 percent of residents test positive for heavy metals like lead, mercury, and arsenic in their hair."
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Governor rebuts EnergySolutions' claim that waste will end up in Utah - Salt Lake Tribune - 0 views

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    "EnergySolutions Inc. assured its investors Thursday that trainloads of depleted uranium from a government cleanup in South Carolina will end up in Utah as originally planned -- but the assertion was quickly contradicted by Gov. Gary Herbert's office. Herbert's spokeswoman says a deal the governor struck Monday with the Department of Energy would keep the two trains of depleted uranium out of the state for good. "We take the Department of Energy at its word," said spokeswoman Angie Welling. She said the governor remains confident in the agreement "despite the rhetoric from EnergySolutions" that the waste is being detoured only temporarily to Texas,. "
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Depleted uranium shipment arrives at Utah site - Salt Lake Tribune - 0 views

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    State inspectors will be on hand today as EnergySolutions Inc. begins unloading a trainload of depleted uranium from the federal government's Savannah River cleanup site in South Carolina. The low-level radioactive waste, which arrived Sunday night, won't be buried just yet, thanks to an agreement hammered out last week between Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and the U.S. Energy Department. Instead, the 5,408 drums of low-level radioactive waste will be placed in a specialized landfill for storage until Utah regulators can finish updating state disposal requirements, provisions aimed at making sure the state does not get stuck with radioactive waste that cannot be effectively contained at the EnergySolutions disposal site. Dane Finerfrock, director of the Utah Division of Radiation Control, said his staff was on hand Monday to review the shipping papers for the waste and check the manifests against the content of a sampling of drums. EnergySolutions, which operates the landfill about 80 miles west of Salt Lake City, had little to say about the controversial cargo.
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    State inspectors will be on hand today as EnergySolutions Inc. begins unloading a trainload of depleted uranium from the federal government's Savannah River cleanup site in South Carolina. The low-level radioactive waste, which arrived Sunday night, won't be buried just yet, thanks to an agreement hammered out last week between Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and the U.S. Energy Department. Instead, the 5,408 drums of low-level radioactive waste will be placed in a specialized landfill for storage until Utah regulators can finish updating state disposal requirements, provisions aimed at making sure the state does not get stuck with radioactive waste that cannot be effectively contained at the EnergySolutions disposal site. Dane Finerfrock, director of the Utah Division of Radiation Control, said his staff was on hand Monday to review the shipping papers for the waste and check the manifests against the content of a sampling of drums. EnergySolutions, which operates the landfill about 80 miles west of Salt Lake City, had little to say about the controversial cargo.
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Deseret News | Uranium storage rule drafted - 0 views

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    Attempting to safeguard the future up to at least 10,000 years, state radiation-control regulators have a new rule that will be out for public comment regarding the disposal of depleted uranium. Created specifically as a result of EnergySolutions' intentions of storing "significant" quantities of the radioactive material at its Clive facility in Tooele County, the proposed rule requires the company to conduct a performance assessment if it accepts more than 1 metric ton of depleted uranium. The rule would also mandate adjustments stemming from any new restrictions handed down by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is going through its own revisions on storing the waste.
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    Attempting to safeguard the future up to at least 10,000 years, state radiation-control regulators have a new rule that will be out for public comment regarding the disposal of depleted uranium. Created specifically as a result of EnergySolutions' intentions of storing "significant" quantities of the radioactive material at its Clive facility in Tooele County, the proposed rule requires the company to conduct a performance assessment if it accepts more than 1 metric ton of depleted uranium. The rule would also mandate adjustments stemming from any new restrictions handed down by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is going through its own revisions on storing the waste.
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DOE: Nevada not an option for Utah-bound depleted uranium - Salt Lake Tribune - 0 views

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    A U.S. Department of Energy spokeswoman says Nevada has been ruled out as an alternative disposal site for nearly 15,000 drums of depleted uranium from South Carolina currently scheduled to come to Utah. DOE spokeswoman Lauren Milone says the Nevada Test Site is being excluded from discussions about the waste because the DOE has agreed to conduct a statewide environmental impact statement before accepting any new waste there. Milone says doing that would probably take at least a year. The Savannah River Site waste is expected to begin coming to Utah this month unless the DOE decides to keep it in South Carolina.
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    A U.S. Department of Energy spokeswoman says Nevada has been ruled out as an alternative disposal site for nearly 15,000 drums of depleted uranium from South Carolina currently scheduled to come to Utah. DOE spokeswoman Lauren Milone says the Nevada Test Site is being excluded from discussions about the waste because the DOE has agreed to conduct a statewide environmental impact statement before accepting any new waste there. Milone says doing that would probably take at least a year. The Savannah River Site waste is expected to begin coming to Utah this month unless the DOE decides to keep it in South Carolina.
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The Associated Press: Congressman's spokeswoman: SC waste going to Utah - 0 views

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    A spokeswoman for Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson of Utah says the Department of Energy has decided it will begin shipping thousands of drums of low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina for disposal in Utah. Alyson Heyrend says the department informed Matheson's office of its decision Thursday. Matheson had asked the agency to halt shipments of depleted uranium from the Savannah River Site until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission finalizes rules for how the material should be disposed of. Depleted uranium is different from other low-level radioactive waste disposed of in Utah because it becomes more radioactive over time. The regulatory commission isn't expected to finalize its rules until 2012 at the earliest.
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    A spokeswoman for Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson of Utah says the Department of Energy has decided it will begin shipping thousands of drums of low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina for disposal in Utah. Alyson Heyrend says the department informed Matheson's office of its decision Thursday. Matheson had asked the agency to halt shipments of depleted uranium from the Savannah River Site until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission finalizes rules for how the material should be disposed of. Depleted uranium is different from other low-level radioactive waste disposed of in Utah because it becomes more radioactive over time. The regulatory commission isn't expected to finalize its rules until 2012 at the earliest.
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Deseret News | No thanks: 2 dozen protest trains bringing depleted uranium to Utah - 0 views

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    Two dozen protesters braved the cold Saturday morning to protest plans to ship more than 3,000 tons of depleted uranium through the state to Utah's western desert. The protest was organized by the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah as a train carrying the first of three planned shipments of depleted uranium nears the state. "We cannot allow this waste to be buried here, and we are asking Gov. Herbert to help us turn these trains around," said Christopher Thomas, policy director for HEAL Utah. Thomas said a compromise worked out between Gov. Gary Herbert and the U.S. Department of Energy Thursday is inadequate. Under the agreement, the state will allow the first of three trains loaded with the radioactive waste to enter the state, but not to bury the material at EnergySolutions disposal site near Clive until additional safety measures can be taken.
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    Two dozen protesters braved the cold Saturday morning to protest plans to ship more than 3,000 tons of depleted uranium through the state to Utah's western desert. The protest was organized by the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah as a train carrying the first of three planned shipments of depleted uranium nears the state. "We cannot allow this waste to be buried here, and we are asking Gov. Herbert to help us turn these trains around," said Christopher Thomas, policy director for HEAL Utah. Thomas said a compromise worked out between Gov. Gary Herbert and the U.S. Department of Energy Thursday is inadequate. Under the agreement, the state will allow the first of three trains loaded with the radioactive waste to enter the state, but not to bury the material at EnergySolutions disposal site near Clive until additional safety measures can be taken.
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The Associated Press: Utah gov to DOE: Halt depleted uranium shipment - 0 views

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    Utah Gov. Gary Herbert sent Energy Secretary Steven Chu a letter Tuesday asking him to halt the shipment of nearly 15,000 drums of low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina for disposal in Utah. The Department of Energy is circumventing state regulators' efforts to ensure that a private disposal facility in Utah's west desert can safely dispose of the depleted uranium, said Herbert, a Republican. Depleted uranium is different from other waste EnergySolutions Inc. disposes of at its site because it becomes more radioactive over time for up to one million years. The South Carolina waste from the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C., is a byproduct of the uranium enrichment process used to make nuclear weapons during the Cold War era.
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    Utah Gov. Gary Herbert sent Energy Secretary Steven Chu a letter Tuesday asking him to halt the shipment of nearly 15,000 drums of low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina for disposal in Utah. The Department of Energy is circumventing state regulators' efforts to ensure that a private disposal facility in Utah's west desert can safely dispose of the depleted uranium, said Herbert, a Republican. Depleted uranium is different from other waste EnergySolutions Inc. disposes of at its site because it becomes more radioactive over time for up to one million years. The South Carolina waste from the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C., is a byproduct of the uranium enrichment process used to make nuclear weapons during the Cold War era.
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Associated Press: US, Utah gov reach deal on depleted uranium - 0 views

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    A U.S. Department of Energy spokeswoman says an agreement has been reached with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert to temporarily store low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina before permanently disposing of it. State regulators say they need more time to determine whether depleted uranium can safely be disposed of at a private facility in Utah's west desert. Depleted uranium is different from other waste because it becomes more radioactive over time for up to one million years. Herbert and the federal agency reached the agreement on Thursday, days after the first rail car of depleted uranium left the Savannah River Site bound for the Utah site.
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    A U.S. Department of Energy spokeswoman says an agreement has been reached with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert to temporarily store low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina before permanently disposing of it. State regulators say they need more time to determine whether depleted uranium can safely be disposed of at a private facility in Utah's west desert. Depleted uranium is different from other waste because it becomes more radioactive over time for up to one million years. Herbert and the federal agency reached the agreement on Thursday, days after the first rail car of depleted uranium left the Savannah River Site bound for the Utah site.
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Vietnam redux, and where Utah's special glow comes from « Standard Examiner B... - 0 views

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    I finished up my class at Weber State University last week, studying Vietnam and Watergate through popular culture. High praise for Justina Bernstein for teaching it. The class was an eye-opener for a lot of reasons, not the least of which the miserable reminder that nothing really changes, including the seemingly inevitable forces that draw our politicians into foreign policy traps. The last assignment was to ponder the Afghanistan "surge" President Obama just announced in light of our studies. What I did was compare Obama's West Point speech with Richard Nixon's 1970 speech announcing the incursion into Cambodia. It was distressing to see Obama and Nixon giving parallel speeches, structured the same way and attempting to achieve the same goals. Both presidents were faced with wars they want to get out of. Both felt the need to up the ante to give the local forces a chance to build up and take on the fight. Both felt they had right on their sides, both claimed allies, both claimed that ultimate victory would be the result. And we all know how Vietnam worked out.
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    I finished up my class at Weber State University last week, studying Vietnam and Watergate through popular culture. High praise for Justina Bernstein for teaching it. The class was an eye-opener for a lot of reasons, not the least of which the miserable reminder that nothing really changes, including the seemingly inevitable forces that draw our politicians into foreign policy traps. The last assignment was to ponder the Afghanistan "surge" President Obama just announced in light of our studies. What I did was compare Obama's West Point speech with Richard Nixon's 1970 speech announcing the incursion into Cambodia. It was distressing to see Obama and Nixon giving parallel speeches, structured the same way and attempting to achieve the same goals. Both presidents were faced with wars they want to get out of. Both felt the need to up the ante to give the local forces a chance to build up and take on the fight. Both felt they had right on their sides, both claimed allies, both claimed that ultimate victory would be the result. And we all know how Vietnam worked out.
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Utahns voice opposition to depleted uranium storage | Deseret News - 0 views

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    "A chorus of opposition to the storage of depleted uranium in Utah rang out Tuesday night during a public hearing on a proposed rule that would put in place additional restrictions. The hearing, intended to gather input on those new restrictions, instead focused more on general outright opposition to storing the radioactive waste altogether. "You err on the side of caution; you err on the side of protection," said Robert Henline, who added that it was "unfortunate he had to come before the board at all." Provo resident Jeri Roos called depleted uranium "a very nasty waste." "We may not understand all the science, but what matters is we don't want it," Roos said."
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Public largely critical of depleted uranium disposal - Salt Lake Tribune - 0 views

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    "State has already borne a heavy burden from the nuclear industry, one Utahn says. Utah's depleted uranium regulations should ensure no harm will come to the public or the environment as long as the waste remains dangerous -- and that, said some Utahns on Tuesday, means the radioactive waste does not belong in a shallow disposal site in western Utah. "What disturbs me is that this company thinks we are so dumb in this state that we don't understand what is going on," testified Jeri Roos, at the Utah Division of Radiation Control's public hearing on a proposed regulation for depleted uranium. "What matters is we don't want it, just like the other states don't want it." The hearing attracted more than three dozen people during an hour filled with remarks that were sometimes passionate, sometimes critical and sometimes highly technical. "
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Vets: Burn pits are killing us - Salt Lake Tribune - 0 views

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    "War » But sickened warriors searching for help will have to wait for science and government bureaucracy to link their conditions to their service. Emily Rainwater, a Defense Contract Management Agency employee, served two tours of duty in Iraq.... * « * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * » Related * Sickened by Service * Jan 15: * Officials just now recognizing Agent Orange exposures * Government waits for proof - sometimes for decades - before caring for sick veterans * Vets say toxic tests sickened them; government says prove it Editor's note: Second in a three-part series Combat had changed him. Yet Andrew Rounds was still the adoring son his mother had sent off to war. He was still the hard worker who had helped her deliver newspapers after school. He was still the amiable soul who knew the names of everyone in the tiny village of Waterloo, Ore., from the mayor to the man who lived under the narrow bridge that crosses the river on the east side of town. "
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US set to discontinue depleted uranium in medium calibre ammunition - 0 views

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    "It has emerged that the United States is seeking alternatives to depleted uranium for the future development and production of medium calibre bullets for its armed forces, although US government sources have declined to confirm the reasons behind the decision. 15 January 2010 - Dave Cullen The dramatic change in policy will affect the future development of 25 mm and 30 mm rounds, which at present are used in the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the A-10 Thunderbolt Aircraft. The A10 Thunderbolt was responsible for the majority of depleted uranium contamination in Iraq, and almost all the contamination in the Balkans. "
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Cancer Spreading In Iraq due to Depleted Uranium Weapons - 0 views

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    "Cancer is spreading like wildfire in Iraq. Thousands of infants are being born with deformities. Doctors say they are struggling to cope with the rise of cancer and birth defects, especially in cities subjected to heavy American and British bombardment. Dr Ahmad Hardan, who served as a special scientific adviser to the World Health Organization, the United Nations and the Iraqi Ministry of Health, says that there is scientific evidence linking depleted uranium to cancer and birth defects. He told Al Jazeera English [3], "Children with congenital anomalies are subjected to karyotyping and chromosomal studies with complete genetic back-grounding and clinical assessment. Family and obstetrical histories are taken too. These international studies have produced ample evidence to show that depleted uranium has disastrous consequences." Iraqi doctors say cancer cases increased after both the 1991 war and the 2003 invasion. Abdulhaq Al-Ani, author of "Uranium in Iraq" told Al Jazeera English [4] that the incubation period for depleted uranium is five to six years, which is consistent with the spike in cancer rates in 1996-1997 and 2008-2009."
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Herbert wants N-waste test | Deseret News - 0 views

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    "Gov. Gary Herbert has asked for independent sampling of the first shipment of depleted uranium that has arrived at EnergySolutions' Clive facility in Tooele County. Amanda Smith, executive director of the state Department of Environmental Quality, briefed members of the Radiation Control Board on the issue Tuesday, adding that the department will contract with a third party for the independent testing. Some sampling of the material already has been conducted, but the results are not yet in, and staff members have been on site to observe the off-loading of the radioactive material, which is classified as low-level Class A waste."
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Salt Lake County says N-O to D-U - Salt Lake Tribune - 0 views

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    "If there's one thing the state's Republican governor and the Democratic-led Salt Lake County Council can agree on, it's this: Depleted uranium doesn't belong in Utah. Last month, Gov. Gary Herbert stopped trainloads of depleted uranium from reaching the Beehive State. Now, Utah's most-populous county is making it clear it doesn't want that radioactive waste being shipped through its territory either. The council passed a resolution 8-0 on Tuesday that, although nonbinding, prohibits the transport of depleted uranium through the county. If EnergySolutions has accepted waste that later is found to be unsuitable for its landfill, the resolution states, the company would have to remove it at its own expense. "
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B.C researcher probes soaring Iraq cancer rates - 0 views

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    "A researcher from Simon Fraser University is investigating childhood leukemia in southern Iraq, where the rate of the blood cancer in some areas is now four times that of neighbouring Kuwait. Tim Takaro and his associates from the University of Washington, Mustansiriya University in Baghdad and Basrah University said in a newly published study that the rate of leukemia in children under 15 from Basrah rose to 8.5 cases per 100,000 from three per 100,000 over the 15-year study period. The rate in nearby Kuwait is two per 100,000. The intensity and duration of armed conflict in Basrah has presented researchers with a natural laboratory to conduct their search for the causes of childhood leukemia, Takaro said."
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