For 1st time ever, Utah would take radioactive waste from another country under EnergySolutions proposal

The company wants to import more than 1 million cubic yards of low-level radioactive waste from Canada to its facility in Utah’s West Desert.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The EnergySolutions facility near Grantsville on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The EnergySolutions facility near Grantsville on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.

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