Texas to become the nation's radioactive dump thanks to Perry

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AAS 5/9/10
Texas dump might get other states' radioactive waste

A commission run jointly by Texas and Vermont, with a membership made up mostly of Gov. Rick Perry's appointees, could decide this summer to make Texas the potential resting place for radioactive waste from 36 states.

The decision would benefit a single company, Waste Control Specialists, which is owned by one of Perry's chief donors and has assembled an impressive lobbying roster.

The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission will meet, probably next month, to decide whether Texas can import radioactive waste from outside Texas and Vermont. In a political and geographical peculiarity, the two states are the sole members of the compact, which grew out of federal laws encouraging agreements between states to dispose of the low-level waste.

The commission consists of six Texans, all named by Perry, and two Vermonters.

Low-level waste does not include spent nuclear fuel, waste from nuclear weapons, tailings related to uranium mining and naturally occurring radioactive material.

Most of it is material or hardware from nuclear power plants or syringes, protective clothing, glassware and rags from hospitals and academic labs. The vast majority of it, if sealed in a drum, would be safe enough to sit atop and will lose its radioactivity within a century.

Another commission stacked with Perry appointees selling Texas out for the quick buck. As long as Perry sees more contributions in his pocket from WCS - he's keeping his mouth shut. After all how many voters does he lose in Andrews county?

Harold Simmons is the trash king. He's never turned away any crap from anybody as long as they pay him. And he's in turn lined Perry's pockets with $620,000 since 2001.

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