Japan takes a dump on Utah

[Taro Toporific]

Japan sends tainted dirt to Utah
Thursday, October 06, 2005
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A shipment of 500 tons of uranium-contaminated soil from Japan is headed for a mill in Utah's southeastern desert....the shipment could be a sign that the state is destined to become an international dumping ground for radioactive waste -- not just a national one.
"It's the precedent," said Claire Geddes [Utah Legislative Watch]"There are plenty of people who want to use Utah as a dump," she said....more...

[homesweethome]

[AssKissinger]

That sucks.

[djgizmoe]

Damn, I was all up for quipping about the mutant Mormon menace this would spawn, but in reality the situation seems pretty grim.

Good thread guys.