35 TRU Waste Containers Sent from Idaho to WCS

In order to meet a commitment to Idaho, the Department of Energy this week sent 35 transuranic waste containers from the Idaho National Laboratory to the Waste Control Specialists facility in Texas for interim storage. The waste was sent last November to Idaho’s…

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SRS resumes shipping remote-handled TRU waste to WIPP

The Department of Energy has sent its first shipment of remote-handled transuranic waste since 2009 from the Savannah River Site in South Carolina to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) using a new shipping container. Remote-handled waste is more radioactive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]