Cleanup & Remediation

LANL to Resubmit ESS/JCO Following ‘Zero’ Damage Ratio Concerns for Waste Containers

By Photo of Brian Bradley

Alissa Tabirian
NS&D Monitor
8/7/2015
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) intends to resubmit to the Department of Energy (DOE) Field Office the Evaluation of the Safety of the Situation/Justification for Continued Operations (ESS/JCO) concerning safety…

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