Latest Low level waste Stories
After Fukushima, it is now imperative to redefine what makes a successful nuclear power program - from cradle to grave. If nuclear waste management is not thought out from the beginning, the public in many countries will reject nuclear power as an energy choice, according to research that appears today in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by SAGE.According to Allison Macfarlane, associate professor of environmental science and policy at George Mason University, and a member of...
DALLAS, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- William J. Lindquist, Chief Executive Officer of Waste Control Specialists LLC ("WCS"), a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI), today announced that it has entered into a contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority ("TVA") that allows TVA to dispose of Class A, B and C low-level radioactive waste ("LLRW"), subject to regulatory approvals. This is the first contract entered into with a non-Texas Compact generator since the Texas legislature passed a...
DALLAS, June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An environmental and public safety problem that has remained unanswered for the state of Texas and its citizens for more than 30 years has been addressed with today's announcement that Waste Control Specialists LLC ("WCS"), a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI), has signed a contract with one of the state's largest private brokers for the permanent disposal of low-level radioactive waste ("LLRW") at the Texas Compact disposal facility being constructed...
DALLAS, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- William J. Lindquist, Chief Executive Officer of Waste Control Specialists ("WCS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI), today praised the Texas Legislature for approving legislation that strengthens the partnership between the state of Texas, Andrews County and WCS to provide a Texas Solution to a critical longstanding environmental challenge. Noting the significant efforts and investments made by all three partners in developing a...
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the League of Women Voters of Texas: WHO: The League of Women Voters of Texas WHAT: Educational Forum for Texas Legislators and the public: How Can Radioactive Waste Be Stored Safely, Protect Texans, the State Budget and the Environment? Experts will discuss the importation and disposal of low-level radioactive waste in Texas. The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission,...
DALLAS, Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI) announced today that Waste Control Specialists LLC ("WCS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valhi, has commenced infrastructure construction on a historic project for the near-surface disposal of Class A, B and C low-level radioactive waste ("LLRW") at its Andrews County, Texas facility. "This is a historic event because this will be the first LLRW facility that can dispose of Class A, B and C LLRW from the day it opens. For...
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Texans for Public Justice: Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons has contributed $1,120,000 to Texas Governor Rick Perry - $500,000 in the past four months - as his political appointees are considering a rule to open the West Texas nuclear waste dump Simmons operates to radioactive shipments from nearly every state in the nation. Not wanting to touch nuclear waste itself, Congress ordered states to form...
NRC and EPA called upon to examine radioactive waste site and licensing process, risks of groundwater contamination and potential risks to the Ogallala Aquifer, which lies beneath eight states AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental groups today asked the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate the radioactive waste storage and disposal programs administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental...
DALLAS, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI) announced that the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has signed and declared effective a license for the near-surface disposal of Class A, B and C low-level radioactive waste ("LLRW") to Waste Control Specialists LLC ("WCS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valhi, following WCS completing its last administrative requirement of acquiring 100% of the mineral rights at its west-Texas facility....
ATLANTA, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: PESI) today announced the receipt of authorization by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 to commercially store and treat radioactive Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) through non-thermal treatment at the Company's subsidiary, Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc. (PFNWR) located in Richland, Washington. This most recent authorization for non-thermal treatment of radioactive PCB...
