The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it has finished cleanup of a nearly six-acre radioactive superfund site on the outskirts of Clinton after it sat abandoned for almost 50 years. Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank called the site an “environmental cold case,” and applauded the work of the EPA and state regulators.

“Together, all of you have helped a dream become a reality,” Frank said. “You’ve helped answer many prayers, and you’ve put our hearts and minds at ease in this community. We look forward to taking what you have given us in terms of a cleaner, healthier environment and moving forward with plans to benefit the people of our county.”

The site was home to American Nuclear Corporation, a company that processed radioactive isotopes like cobalt and cesium

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