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MO SCR11
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/19/2013
Primary Sponsor
Maria Chappelle-Nadal
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AI Summary
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Mallinckrodt Chemical Works processed uranium for the Manhattan Project near St. Louis from 1942 onwards, generating tons of radioactive waste that contaminated dozens of sites over 70 years
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West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri contains an estimated 143,000 cubic yards of radioactive waste illegally dumped in 1973 and is located in the Missouri River flood plain along the New Madrid earthquake fault
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Radioactive contamination from West Lake Landfill has reached groundwater flowing into the Missouri River upstream from drinking water sources serving North St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis
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Requests that Congress transfer remediation authority for West Lake Landfill from the EPA to the Army Corps of Engineers' FUSRAP program, with urgent request that wastes be excavated and transported to a licensed facility away from water and populated areas
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Directs the Missouri Senate Secretary to send copies of the resolution to U.S. Senate and House leadership and Missouri's Congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Urges the United States Congress to transfer authority for the remediation of the West Lake Landfill radioactive wastes from the EPA to the Corps of Engineers' Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
Last Action
Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
5/8/2013