Val Christensen

Depleted uranium shipment arrives in Utah days after Gov. Herbert, Energy Dept. strike deal. Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions Inc. says the first shipment of depleted uranium from South Carolina's Savannah River Site has arrived at its facility in Utah's west desert.

Depleted uranium shipment arrives in Utah days after Gov. Herbert, Energy Dept. strike deal. Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions Inc. says the first shipment of depleted uranium from South Carolina's Savannah River Site has arrived at its facility in Utah's west desert.

Bill to ban the importation of foreign nuclear waste into US takes small step forward. A bill designed to keep foreign countries from disposing their nuclear waste in the United States is taking a small but significant step toward getting a U.S. House committee vote for the first time.

Bill to ban the importation of foreign nuclear waste into US takes small step forward. A bill designed to keep foreign countries from disposing their nuclear waste in the United States is taking a small but significant step toward getting a U.S. House committee vote for the first time.

Congressional witnesses: Only action by Congress can bar foreign nuclear waste shipments to US. Federal regulators told Congress on Friday that they have no power to stop Italy or any other country from dumping tons of radioactive waste in the United States.