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Fri May 22

• The Norway Post - Stricter regulation for handling radioactive waste: Environment Minister Erik Solheim has promised that Norway will get the World's strictest regulations for the handling of radioactive waste, and that the danger level will be lowered from 10 to 0.5 Becquerel. On Tuesday it was revealed that Norway does not have a complete overview of where waste from the oil industry ends up, waste that is regarded as radioactive and dangerous in many countries. Up to now such waste has been burned at a plant in Gulen, in the Sogn og Fjordane county. The authorities have now circulated for comments a proposal for new and stricter limits for what is to be regarded as radioactive and dangerous waste, with the limits lowered from 10 to 0.5 Becquerel.

Tue May 19

• Incinerator closing could mean boost for local waste businesses : Business Journal : Knoxville News Sentinel: The Department of Energy's decision to shut down its Oak Ridge incinerator doesn't mean that less waste will be coming to Oak Ridge. Just the opposite could be the case. With DOE's incinerator out of business by year's end, private companies are expected to pick up the slack in treating difficult waste streams - such as radioactive materials mixed with polychlorinate d biphenyls - and some of those companies are in Oak Ridge. Perma-Fix Environmental in March received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency to burn PCB wastes, and Larry McNamara, the company's chief operating officer, said two facilities owned by Perma-Fix will be involved in the broadening waste-treatmen t program.

Sun May 17

• Refusal to burn weapons looking smarter all the time - Editorial - Kentucky.com

Fri May 15

• Garbage Gets Fresh Look as Energy Source - WSJ.com

Tue Apr 28

• Perma-Fix facility ramping up PCB waste activities | Frank Munger's Atomic City Underground | knoxnews.com: Perma-Fix Environmental last month got approval to burn PCB-contaminat ed rad waste at its Oak Ridge-area facility, and this month received its first shipments. Larry McNamara, the chief operating officer, confirmed that the company's DSSI (Diversified Scientific Services Inc.) facility near Kingston had received shipments from Paducah, Ky., and Richland, Wash., to be treated at the thermal-boiler system. He also said another shipment had arrived, although he didn't have details, and more are in the works. McNamara said the company is ready to accept waste loads that might otherwise be treated at the Dept. of Energy's TSCA Incinerator in Oak Ridge, which is scheduled to close later this year. Some of the waste streams coming to Oak Ridge may need to be segregated at the company's M

Sun Apr 26

• DOE closing Oak Ridge incinerator : Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel: Remaining waste to be burned at unique OR facility before closure OAK RIDGE - At the end of April, the Department of Energy will stop receiving waste at its Oak Ridge incinerator and proceed with plans to shut down the one-of-a-kind facility. The incinerator has burned more than 33 million pounds of waste over the past two decades, specializing in the treatment of so-called mixed wastes that contain radioactive elements, polychlorinate d biphenyls and other hazardous chemicals.

Wed Apr 15

• Plastic to oil fantastic

Fri Apr 10

• Leitstand_2.jp g (JPEG Image, 2515x1387 pixels) - Scaled (44%): (de) Jetzt weiss ich, woher die Anregung für Raumschiff Enterprise und die Computer-Bedie noberflächen ursprünglich kamen.

Tue Apr 7

• World Environment News - FEATURE - Slum Cooker Protects Environment, Helps Poor - Planet Ark

Mon Mar 30

• First PCBs, now DEHP ballasts.: The primary deterrent to disposing of both types of ballasts in a non-hazardous facility is the potential Superfund liability. Mitchell L. Dong is president of FulCircle Ballast Recyclers and has over 21 years of experience in the energy and environmental fields. He holds a B.A. in economics from Harvard University

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