Avril 2008 / Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

Utah to block Italian radioactive waste

Regional council vote crucial

Gov. vows to halt EnergySolutions’ importation of Italian nuke waste

By Judy Fahys

The Salt Lake Tribune

Article Last Updated : 04/24/2008 06:27:11 AM MDT

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. on Wednesday vaulted to the front lines of a

national fight against foreign nuclear waste.

Utah has been the main battleground since Salt Lake City-based

EnergySolutions applied for a license last fall to dispose of the

radioactive discards from Italy’s dismantled (...)