False Radiological Alarm at WIPP Triggered by Malfunctioning Monitor

A malfunctioning continuous air monitor set off a false radiological alarm in the WIPP underground yesterday, according to the Department of Energy. “Technicians wearing appropriate personnel protective equipment, entered the underground, performed radiological…

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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 […]