Depleted uranium shipments from South Carolina to Utah disposal site to begin in Dec.

September 22nd, 2009 Utah OKs continued disposal of depleted uraniumSALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Radiation Control Board Tuesday refused to block the disposal of depleted uranium in the state, clearing the way for shipments next month of the low-level radioactive waste. The board's 8-3 decision Tuesday removes any obstacles to EnergySolutions Inc.'s plans to dispose of depleted uranium waste from the Savannah River, a former nuclear weapons complex in South Carolina, at the company's facility about 70 miles west of Salt Lake City.

September 9th, 2009 Herbert: Utah still 'smarting' from 2000 censusSALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Wednesday the state is still "smarting" from missing out on a fourth House seat following the 2000 census.

September 4th, 2009 Company: Utah in talks for nuclear waste dealSALT LAKE CITY — EnergySolutions Inc. said Friday it is in settlement talks with Utah aimed at getting the state to drop its objections to importing foreign nuclear waste for disposal in the state.

September 4th, 2009 Spokesman: Utah not considering nuclear waste dealdSALT LAKE CITY — A spokesman for Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says the office is not in any negotiations with EnergySolutions Inc. to drop the state's objections to importing foreign nuclear waste for disposal here.

August 20th, 2009 Utah rail station won't go on ancient village siteSALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a conservation easement that will prevent a commuter rail stop from being built on what was once an American Indian village.

August 3rd, 2009 Mass. chemical leak sends 26 to hospitalNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — An official with the Massachusetts Fire Marshal's Office says six people fell unconscious and 26 people were transported to hospitals following exposure to unknown fumes at a trash disposal company.

August 1st, 2009 Groups want US to reconsider Utah uranimum mineSALT LAKE CITY — Two environmental groups have asked federal land managers to reconsider their approval of Utah's first new uranium mine in three decades. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and Uranium Watch oppose the Daneros Mine, located about 120 miles from Natural Bridges National Monument in southeastern Utah.

July 13th, 2009 Moratorium sought in Utah on depleted uraniumSALT LAKE CITY — State regulators will consider whether federal rules for disposing of depleted uranium are adequate to protect health and safety in Utah or if the waste should be banned until more stringent procedures are put in place. The Utah Radiation Control Board will meet Tuesday to discuss a disposal moratorium sought by the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah, an environmental watchdog group.

July 2nd, 2009 EPA allows TVA to dump spilled coal ash in Ala.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The nation's largest utility can dump millions of tons of coal ash from a Tennessee spill into an Alabama landfill, federal regulators said Thursday, despite criticism that the plan is unfair to one of Alabama's poorest counties.

June 30th, 2009 Romanian uranium taken to secure siteWASHINGTON — The last remaining bomb-grade uranium has been shipped out of Romania as part of a U.S.-Russian nuclear nonproliferation program, the Energy Department reported Tuesday. Officials at the department's National Nuclear Security Administration said the highly enriched uranium was taken from two research reactors in Romania and flown to Russia for secure storage.

June 24th, 2009 Pilot killed in F-16 crash in Utah identifiedHILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The military has identified the pilot of an F-16 who was killed in a crash at the Utah Test and Training Range in the state's west desert. The 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base says Capt.

June 18th, 2009 Announcement of atomic plant setCINCINNATI — The site of a former uranium enrichment plant tucked away in the hills of southern Ohio has the necessary infrastructure for a nuclear power plant — abundant water, a power grid and bipartisan political backing. It's where the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant enriched uranium during the Cold War.

June 4th, 2009 Fight against foreign nuke waste in Utah continuesSALT LAKE CITY — An eight-state radioactive-waste-management entity plans to appeal a federal court ruling that said a company can dispose of foreign nuclear waste at its facility in the western Utah desert. A judge last month ruled against the Northwest Compact, which includes Utah and seven other states.

April 22nd, 2009 US to spend $6 billion on Cold War weapons cleanupWASHINGTON — The Energy Department will spend $6 billion as part of President Barack Obama's stimulus package to clean up nuclear weapons sites at Cold War-era facilities, with more than half the money going to sites in Washington and South Carolina, a senior official told Congress on Wednesday. The government will focus on decontaminating and demolishing tainted facilities, removing radioactive waste and trying to restore soil and groundwater, Ines Triay, the department's acting assistant secretary for environmental management, told a Senate Armed Services panel.

January 25th, 2009 NOIDA - Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Budh Nagar, where two suspected Pakistani terrorists were killed early Sunday in a shoot-out with the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and weapons and explosives including lethal RDX seized, does not have a bomb disposal squad of its own. Noida, the headquarters of the district, is adjacent to New Delhi.