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Radioactive Waste Permit Issued For Adams County
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(AP) DENVER State regulators issued a permit Wednesday for a radioactive waste dump in eastern Adams County about 40 miles east of Denver.
The permit allows the Clean Harbors Deer Trail Facility to accept waste with limited concentrations of naturally occurring radioactive materials; soil and debris with naturally occurring radioactive materials from cleanup projects; and industrial waste that contains technologically enhanced, naturally occurring radioactive material.
The permit, issued by the state Department of Public Health and Environment, does not allow the site to accept human-made or artificially altered radioactive material from research, medicine, weapons, nuclear power plants or other operations, the department said in a news release.
The department also renewed Clean Harbors' hazardous waste permit for the site.
Health department director Doug Benevento said the permits were approved after extensive reviews to ensure the safety of people and the environment.
"With these approvals, Colorado water utilities and taxpayers will gain a safe and cost-effective option for disposal of very low levels of naturally occurring radioactive waste," he said.
The operation is the only licensed hazardous waste disposal site in Colorado.
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Radioactive Waste Permit Issued For Adams County
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(AP) DENVER State regulators issued a permit Wednesday for a radioactive waste dump in eastern Adams County about 40 miles east of Denver.
The permit allows the Clean Harbors Deer Trail Facility to accept waste with limited concentrations of naturally occurring radioactive materials; soil and debris with naturally occurring radioactive materials from cleanup projects; and industrial waste that contains technologically enhanced, naturally occurring radioactive material.
The permit, issued by the state Department of Public Health and Environment, does not allow the site to accept human-made or artificially altered radioactive material from research, medicine, weapons, nuclear power plants or other operations, the department said in a news release.
The department also renewed Clean Harbors' hazardous waste permit for the site.
Health department director Doug Benevento said the permits were approved after extensive reviews to ensure the safety of people and the environment.
"With these approvals, Colorado water utilities and taxpayers will gain a safe and cost-effective option for disposal of very low levels of naturally occurring radioactive waste," he said.
The operation is the only licensed hazardous waste disposal site in Colorado.
(? 2005 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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