Washington saving money on nuclear waste cleanup — by reclassifying it | CBC News
The new rules would allow the Energy Department to eventually abandon storage tanks containing more than 378 million litres of radioactive waste in the three states, according to the Natural Resources Defence Council.
The change means that some of the “most toxic and radioactive waste in the world” would not have to be buried deep underground, the environmental group said.
“Pretending this waste is not dangerous is irresponsible and outrageous,” group attorney Geoff Fettus said.