§16-27-2. Storage or disposal of radioactive waste material within
the state prohibited; exceptions.
(a) No person shall store or dispose of any radioactive waste
material within the state: Provided, That the provisions of this
section do not prohibit (1) the storage or disposal of such material
produced within the state as a result of medical, educational,
research or industrial activities and so stored or disposed of in
compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, or (2) the
transportation of such material out of or through the state when
done in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws:
Provided, however, That such waste from industrial activities does
not include, for the purpose of this article, such material produced
from the operation of any nuclear power generation facility, nuclear
processing facility, or nuclear reprocessing facility.
There is a better article, with a map, showing the transports going
through WV, at:
Environmentalists Trying To Stop Hauling Of Nuclear Waste Along Rt. 79
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Environmentalists Rushing To Stop Hauling Of Weapons-Grade Nuclear
Waste Along Rt. 79
August 29, 2016 7:33 PM
By Andy Sheehan
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Trucks rumble down Route 79 everyday, right past
the orchards and country store at Soergel’s Farm.
Not one to pay them any heed, Randy Soergel now has reason for
concern. Soon, some of them may be hauling weapons-grade nuclear waste.
“If there was an accident or anything like,” says Soergel.
“Environmentally, it just makes you nervous.”
But the U.S. Department of Energy has approved the transport of spent
uranium and other waste from a research laboratory in Canada to a
disposal and reprocessing facility in South Carolina.
An estimated 150 truckloads of the liquid waste, contained in steel
canisters, will be traversing 200 miles along Route 79 over the next
two years.
This is an unprecedented shipment of liquid, high-level radioactive
waste. That’s never happened in North American history,” said Kevin
Kamps, the director of Beyond Nuclear.
The Beyond Nuclear organization and the Sierra Club have filed suit
and are seeking for an immediate injunction to stop the shipments.
KDKA’s Andy Sheehan spoke with Kamps via Skype, who says the liquid
waste is more highly volatile than waste in solid form.
“That means, it’s that much closer to getting out into the environment
in a crash, or a fire, or a deliberate attack in these truck
shipments,” said Kamps. “That’s a big concern.”
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In approving the shipments, the Department of Energy determined the
waste to be safe, even in the event of an accident, but the feds have
sponsored training sessions for first responders throughout the region.
But the environmentalists want the waste to be solidified and stored
or disposed of in Canada. That has the full support of the shoppers
KDKA spoke with at Soergel’s, who don’t want it coming through their
hometowns.
“I see so many accidents on 79, every morning, coming home at night,
so that would be a very dangerous situation indeed,” said Jen Blanker,
of Mars.
“I can’t even begin to imagine what kind of effects we’d be exposing
our growing children and people to. Of course, I’m not for it. Can’t
they go somewhere else, where there’s less population?” added Maureen
Pavlik, another local resident.
But if that injunction is not granted, trucks hauling nuclear waste
could come barreling down 79 within a week, making those who live
nearby uneasy.
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