TX: Radioactive waste proposal discussed

[rainbow4321]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8801TDG0.html


Texas should receive some compensation if a Dallas-based company is successful in its bid to accept millions of pounds of radioactive waste from U.S. weapons programs, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said Tuesday. "I'm looking for a revenue source for the state and probably the county," the Republican said.

Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, said Texas now stands to receive no benefit from accepting the waste. He has been pushing for the health department to delay a decision on Waste Control Specialists' requests until the Legislature can discuss the issue. The Senate Natural Resources Committee took up the issue Tuesday.


Dewhurst said he would leave it to the Senate to determine how much the state should benefit but said he thought the minimum should 5 percent of the gross revenue, which is what the state would get under a bill it approved last year to allow Texas to accept low level radioactive waste. Under that bill, the county also gets 5 percent

Duncan said he wants the opportunity to make sure the proper regulatory agency is handling the issue and to make sure that Texas gets the proper financial benefit if it is going to take the waste. Dewhurst said he has also asked lawmakers to ensure that there are adequate financial safeguards and bonds in place to protect the integrity of the site "so the state is not left holding the bag on a super fund at some point."

[Parche]

1. tx waste disposal

There are some deep boots in Crawford Texas that need filling up with waste

[Vincardog]

2. But after the private company takes all the money and runs

and the state is left holding the bag on a super fund and the ground water is radioactive

What Then?