Nuclear waste will be downgraded for easier disposal under a controversial Trump administration change
by Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times
Jun 05, 2019
2 minutes
The federal Department of Energy is changing how it will dispose of nuclear weapons waste, reclassifying what was formerly considered high-level radioactive material to a lower standard, officials said in a formal notice Wednesday.
The new approach triggered immediate opposition in Washington state, South Carolina and Idaho, which contend
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