The Idaho Cleanup Project recently completed two shipments of gloveboxes from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to disposal facilities.
According to North Wind Group’s May 27 press release, crews from the Idaho Environment Coalition, led by Amentum and North Wind Portage, dismantled the gloveboxes. A glovebox is a sealed unit designed to protect personnel from radiological and chemical hazards when handling radioactive materials.
The groups packaged the mixed low-level and transuranic waste into 100-gallon drums to meet the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s waste acceptance criteria for transport and disposal of it.
“This project showcases the expertise and collaboration that make Idaho a leader in advancing DOE’s cleanup mission,” Idaho Environment Coalition Waste Management Senior Project Director Kelly Wooley said in a DOE press release. “These shipments reflect the team’s commitment to completing this work safely, efficiently and on schedule.”
Last fall, LANL shipped the glovebox to DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory site, following waste transportation regulations.