US Ecology Inc low-level radioactive waste disposal site

USA / Washington / Benton City /
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Licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Washington State, US Ecology operates a commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal site on 100 acres of the Hanford Site leased by Washington State from the U.S. Department of Energy. Despite its name, US Ecology is a private company, not a government agency. Waste is received from hospitals, research facilities and industry in the Pacific Northwest. The core of the Trojan nuclear reactor, a commercial nuclear reactor in Oregon used to produce electric power, was buried at this site during 2000. For more information, contact US Ecology, Inc.
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Coordinates:   46°32'12"N   119°33'32"W
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