Rocky Flats cleanup receives new deadline

Journal Article · Mon Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Engineering News-Record; (United States)

OSTI ID:5573052

The Rocky Flats nuclear weapon plant near Denver narrowly missed a court-ordered shutdown of virtually all cleanup activities when it failed to meet an Aug. 22 deadline for a state permit to store mixed radioactive and hazardous wastes on site. US District Court Judge Lewis Babcock granted a 90-day stay of contempt charges against the US Dept. of Energy, but left open the possibility of civil penalties under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. DOE's problems stem from a lawsuit the Sierra Club won two years ago in which Babcock gave Rocky Flats until Aug. 22 to obtain a RCRA permit or interim status from Colorado to store 600 cu yd of mixed wastes. If DOE failed to do so, the court said it could not generate further hazardous wastes at the site.

• OSTI ID: 5573052
• Journal Information: Engineering News-Record; (United States), Vol. 231:9; ISSN 0013-807X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
ROCKY FLATS PLANT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
REMEDIAL ACTION
CIVIL LIABILITY
DECONTAMINATION
LEGISLATION
PERMITS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
CLEANING
LIABILITIES
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PROCESSING
STORAGE
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE STORAGE
052000* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Management
056000 - Nuclear Fuels- Legislation & Regulations- (1987-)