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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 3, 2001
Contact:
Bill Sinclair, Executive Secretary, Utah Radiation Control Board, (801) 536-4255
The Utah Radiation Control Board is seeking public comment on Envirocare's request for a license to accept and dispose of containerized Class A, B and C low-level radioactive waste at its facility in Tooele County. The executive secretary of the Radiation Control Board has made a tentative decision that the proposed facility could be safely operated in accordance with state laws.
The documents supporting that decision are a license application submitted by Envirocare to the Division of Radiation Control (DRC); a draft Safety Evaluation Report and a draft Radioactive Materials License prepared by Rogers and Associates, a contractor for DRC; and a draft Groundwater Discharge Permit prepared by DRC.
The public may provide comments either orally or in writing on the tentative decision and the related documents. To accept oral comments, The Board has scheduled the following public hearings:
The public should submit written comments by mail to William J. Sinclair, Executive Secretary, Utah Radiation Control Board, PO Box 144850, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4850; or by e-mail to bsinclair@deq.state.ut.us. Written and e-mail comments must be received by 5 p.m. on March 2, 2001.
"The Board has identified this application process as a major issue for Utah citizens and will provide the maximum opportunity for public comment by holding public hearings and a 60-day public comment period," said Bill Sinclair, executive secretary of the Radiation Control Board.
A copy of the Envirocare license application, draft Safety Evaluation Report, draft Radioactive Materials License and draft Groundwater Discharge Permit are available for public review and for copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Division of Radiation Control, 168 N. 1950 West, Room 212, Salt Lake City. These documents will be available for review and downloading at DRC's website at:
www.deq.state.ut.us/eqrad/drc_hmpg.htm
Information regarding Envirocare's license application may also be obtained by contacting Bill Sinclair or Dane Finerfrock at (801) 536-4250.
The executive secretary of the Radiation Control Board will consider all public comments, both oral and written, before taking final action on Envirocare's license application.
In addition to final license approval by the Radiation Control Board, the disposal of containerized B and C wastes would require concurrence of the Legislature and the Governor, prior to acceptance of waste at the Envirocare facility. Tooele County has already approved receipt of the new wastes.
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