NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A late change has shortened a moratorium on dumping radioactive waste in Tennessee landfills.

It happened late Tuesday night in the state Senate after House members had unanimously passed a ban on taking low-level radioactive waste at Middle Point Landfill.

For now, none of the radioactive rubble will be accepted in ordinary trash land fills at least until the results of a study due to be complete by early September.

The new development has also postponed the state’s promised public meeting that had been set for June 28 at the Rutherford County Courthouse.

Rep. Donna Rowland, who worked to halt the controversial dumping at Middle Point Landfill, is still calling upon the state to keep its promise for some sort of public hearing, saying her neighbors need answers.

“Once we became aware of it, it immediately went to the top of the list. It is very important to make sure my community is safe, my drinking water is safe and my residents are not concerned about their health and health of their children,” Rowland said.

There is no word on whether the Rutherford County Commission will go ahead with a scheduled vote on its own dumping ban Thursday night.