2007 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 30 Mar 2007 01:33:01 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Sequoyah Fuels uranium disposal
 
Sequoyah Fuels dumps uranium

BY MONICA KEEN
Sequoyah County Times (OK)
March 28, 2007

The last truckloads of depleted uranium left Sequoyah Fuels of Gore Monday headed for disposal at a former atomic bomb testing site in Nevada - an effort that was delayed because of a container leak several weeks ago.

John Ellis, Sequoyah Fuels president, said they shipped three loads on Friday and the last five truckloads went out Monday. The truckloads went out at about 2 p.m. Monday and are expected to arrive at the site in Nevada on Wednesday.

"It's done," Ellis said Monday of the disposal.

In February, the U.S. Army began removing the government-owned depleted uranium, which amounted to about one million pounds, that was stored at Sequoyah Fuels.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sequoyahcountytimes.com/articles/2007/03/29/news/frontc.txt

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