[CPEO-MEF] Sequoyah Fuels uranium disposal

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Sequoyah Fuels dumps uranium

BY MONICA KEEN
Sequoyah County Times (OK)
March 28, 2007

The last truckloads of depleted uranium left Sequoyah Fuels of Gore 
Monday headed for disposal at a former atomic bomb testing site in 
Nevada - an effort that was delayed because of a container leak several 
weeks ago.

John Ellis, Sequoyah Fuels president, said they shipped three loads on 
Friday and the last five truckloads went out Monday. The truckloads went 
out at about 2 p.m. Monday and are expected to arrive at the site in 
Nevada on Wednesday.

"It's done," Ellis said Monday of the disposal.

In February, the U.S. Army began removing the government-owned depleted 
uranium, which amounted to about one million pounds, that was stored at 
Sequoyah Fuels.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sequoyahcountytimes.com/articles/2007/03/29/news/frontc.txt

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Lenny Siegel
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