Transuranic Waste

Citizens’ Group Wary of Shipping TRU Waste From Hanford to Idaho Nat’l Lab

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An Idaho environmental group said this week it has significant concerns about the potential for the Energy Department to move 7,000 cubic meters of transuranic waste from the Hanford Site in Washington state to the Idaho National Laboratory for repackaging.
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