The underground storage of radioactive waste will be part of a town hall meeting at Wayne County Community College in Belleville.
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‘I’m concerned.’ Interview with Van Buren Public Schools superintendent on radioactive waste coming to Wayne County
As we’ve told you, some of what’s coming to Wayne County dates back to atomic bomb making in the 1940s.
Today I pressed our state and federal leaders for answers on how the public is being kept safe and talked to an expert raising more concerns.
In the heart of Van Buren Township Francesca Telschow is asking:
“How are we going to contain it? Are they prepared for it?”
She’s talking about radioactive waste being transported from New York to be stored at the Wayne Disposal Facility just off I-94 this month through January 2025. 25 trucks per week set to deliver materials formerly used in making atomic bombs.
I asked Congresswoman Debbie Dingell if the US Army Corps of Engineers and the state have done enough to ensure safety.