Wayne Disposal Fails to Loosen Court Order
A Wayne County judge rejected amendments to an injunction blocking radioactive waste shipments to Wayne Disposal landfill in a Wednesday hearing.
Wayne Disposal sought to clarify a court order that blocks the shipment of Manhattan Project radioactive waste to the Van Buren Township landfill.
There's just too many ambiguities at this stage to modify the order
says Wayne County Circuit Judge Kevin Cox. Michigan regulators are considering a permit for a 23% expansion of the landfill's capacity.
A Wayne County judge denied proposed changes to an injunction that bars the shipment of radioactive waste from all Manhattan Project-era sites managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the Wayne Disposal landfill.
Author's summary: Court blocks radioactive waste shipments.