FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2000
CONTACTS:
Bill Sinclair , Director, Division of Radiation Control, (801) 536-4255
Renette Anderson, DEQ Public Information, 536-4478
Envirocare of Utah Inc. has met siting criteria requirments, Radiation Control Director Bill Sinclair announced today. This is the second requirement in a five-step process which must be met in determining if the company will be authorized to accept Class B and C low-level radioactive waste at its Tooele County facility.
The remaining steps are license review and approval, legislative approval, and gubernatorial approval. The license application is currently undergoing technical review by the Division. Envirocare's proposal has previously received planning and zoning approval from Tooele County.
Class B and C wastes are typically generated by nuclear power plants and are more radioactive than the wastes currently accepted by Envirocare.