Nuclear cleanup work continues past deadline
Work at American Nuclear, a toxic-waste site in the Claxton area, is continuing past its deadline.
The site, at 147 Blockhouse Road, was originally used to process source material for medical waste starting in 1962. It was seized by the state of Tennessee in 1973.
The Environmental Protection agency began cleaning up hazardous material there in April of this year. The EPA said it planned to work on demolishing buildings and removing toxic soil through October.
However, community involvement coordinator Marjorie Thomas recently told Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank and county Commissioner Tracy Wandell that the agency continues to work on certain aspects, and work may continue through next June.
Specifically it is working on the inside of the hot cell.
