Radioactive material found at Pa. landfill

September 24, 2012

A shipping container was discovered to contain radioactive material and has been quarantined at an eastern Pennsylvania landfill.

The landfill, operated by IESI Corp., a subsidiary of Progressive Waste Solutions, is located in the Lehigh Valley, a metropolitan region including counties in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. It is not permitted to accept radioactive material, Lehigh Valley newspaper The Morning Call reported.

The material was reportedly found during routine scanning of trucks entering the landfill. Local councilwoman Priscilla de Leon said the material had a measurable level of radioactivity, but did not reach a dangerous threshold, according to the article.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is working to find a permanent disposal site for the material, the article indicates.

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