DEADLINE AT RISK IF LANL WASTE SHIPMENTS DON’T RESTART SOON, NM OFFICIAL SAYS

With shipments of transuranic waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory on hold while officials investigate drums from the site, the June 30 deadline is at risk if shipments don’t restart soon, New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Ryan Flynn told WC…

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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 […]