Range “Sludge” in WV Landfill Not So Radioactive After All

| | | | | |
The West Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is telling everyone to calm down over so-called radioactive "sludge" being dumped in WV landfills. You may recall not long ago a load of drill cuttings was refused at a southwest PA landfill for being "too radioactive" and sent to a different landfill, owned by the same company as the PA landfill, in WV (see Range Radioactive Containers Sent to WV for Disposal). That got everyone up in arms--that Range was "secretly" shipping stuff that will make those poor hicks in WV glow in the dark. So the WVDEP slammed the door on any more imported "radioactive sludge" (see Curious: Everyone’s Happy with WV Ban on Imported Drilling Sludge). The WVDEP launched and investigation and found the so-called sludge, or drill cuttings, have next to no radioactivity...

To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)