And start coming up with a disposal plan.

The government made counties keep track of all waste produced in their areas and draw up disposal plans.

But those states complain that North Carolina's lack of a disposal plan is an unfair burden on them.

Opponents of the disposal plan have also mounted a campaign to convince elected officials around the country that shipment of the wastes is too risky.

All were to have been closed about five years ago, but about 250 acres remain open because other disposal plans have been long delayed.

Other criticism of the disposal plan, which the Energy Department discussed periodically last year, came from Texas.

Still, the Energy Department is reluctant to call the material here waste, a classification that would require the department to develop a disposal plan.

News of the changed disposal plans came in an internal University memo leaked to The Guardian newspaper.

Long Island officials and groups have vehemently opposed that disposal plan.

If the disposal plans appear viable the following should be discussed: