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IWTU turns out 7 canisters in early going
The $1.4-billion Integrated Waste Treatment Unit, which started up radiological operations last week at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, has turned out seven canisters of “treated, blended” waste so far, the agency said Wednesday. Currently, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) is processing a blend of 90% simulant and 10% sodium-bearing radioactive waste at a feed rate of 1.6 gallons per minute, the agency said in a press release. The canisters have been placed into interim storage vaults in the IWTU product storage building, DOE said. The DOE and Jacobs-led contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition expect to continue running the 90/10 mix for 45 days, roughly late May, before…		 Upcoming Events

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NNSA won’t know how much 80 pits per year will cost until 2025
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