Commercial Low-Level Waste

As Fracking Boom Continues, States Struggle With Disposal of Radioactive Byproducts

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Jeremy L. Dillon
RW Monitor
8/29/2014
While the fracking boom has haunted the nuclear industry for the last 10 years with cheap natural gas, it appears to have also brought a new, high volume waste stream for those involved in the radioactive waste disposal business.…

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