Defense Low-Level Waste

Energy Dept. Sites Ordered to Study Rad Waste Holdings, Safety

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The Department of Energy is requiring over a dozen of its cleanup sites to conduct extensive evaluations of their radioactive waste holdings and safety practices, in hopes of preventing a repeat of the April 2018 sludge release at the Idaho National Laboratory.
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