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MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2002

The Skull Valley Goshute Tribe of Utah plans to store up to 44,000 tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste on its reservation.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said the storage site will be safe. But what worries many is how the waste will get there.

Critics say the tribe hasn't done enough to ensure transportation plans and routes are safe. The Department of Energy points out that there has been no major accident involving nuclear waste.

Get the Story:
Nuclear Route A Bit Too Close For Comfort? (The Salt Lake Tribune 8/25)
'Dirty Bomb' Fears Hang Over N-Waste Shipments (The Salt Lake Tribune 8/25)

Relevant Links:
Utah Office of High Level Nuclear Waste Opposition - http://www.eq.state.ut.us/HLW/Hlw_opp.htm
Private Fuel Storage Facility Application, Nuclear Regulatory Commission - http://www.nrc.gov/OPA/reports/pfs.htm
Private Fuel Storage - http://www.privatefuelstorage.com
The Skull Valley Goshutes - http://www.skullvalleygoshutes.org

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