Waste problems solved by underground nuclear waste storage study
The National Academy of Sciences says a test site for storing nuclear waste could be selected this year, including one in Texas, with technology to contain radioactivity potentially proving effective for up to 10,000 years. DOE studies geologic formations in six states as Congress aims for a permanent site by 1987 for completion by 1998, though some EPA and NRC regulatory flaws are noted.
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Dioxin refugees offered six months free housing
In Pacific Missouri officials offered six months of free shelter to 28 families from Quail Run Mobile Manor moved due to dioxin contamination. FEMA will place residents in hotel rooms at government expense while EPA tests confirmed very high dioxin levels up to 150 parts per billion along park roads and 12 ppb in yards, sparking concerns over bills and meals during temporary housing.
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