High-Level & Tank Waste

Lawmaker Receptive to Offering DOE Grout Option at Hanford

By Photo of Wayne Barber

At least one member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said last week he supports giving the Hanford Site in Washington state the ability to pursue lower-cost options for disposal of millions of tons of radioactive waste.
Rep. Steve Russell…

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