Defense Low-Level Waste

NNSA agrees to update waste disposing strategy, according to GAO report

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The National Nuclear Security Administration said it would update its strategy for disposing of defense nuclear waste in 2026, according to its response to a report by the Government Accountability Office.
On Wednesday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)…

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High-Level & Tank Waste

Certain Hanford tank waste can be treated as low-level under WIR

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Navarro-LATA team lands $160M subcontract for Y-12 waste management

Defense Low-Level Waste

NRC seeks clear path for GTCC waste disposal

Defense Low-Level Waste

Five companies land DOE agreements for low-level waste

Cleanup & Remediation

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Cleanup & Remediation

Hanford ships 2,000 gallons of tank waste to Texas, Utah for grouting

Defense Low-Level Waste

Portsmouth completes controversial fourth cell construction at On-Site Waste Disposal Facility

Defense Low-Level Waste

EnergySolutions secures U.S. Department of Navy waste management contracts

Defense Low-Level Waste

DOE Nevada completes upgrades required by settlement over mislabeled Y-12 waste

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Cleanup & Remediation

Washington Ecology publishes comments, nears test-bed demo permit

In June, the Washington state Department of Ecology published its 85-page response to public comments about the Department of Energy’s plans to solidify 2,000 gallons of low-level radioactive waste at the Hanford Site in a concrete-like grout. The state’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
Commercial Low-Level Waste

Texas governor wary of accepting GTCC waste

Cleanup & Remediation

West Valley could send another batch of containers to WCS this summer

Vitrification & Grout

Hanford settlement agreement lays out path for grouting some low-level waste

Defense Low-Level Waste

Concern persists that NRC’s coming rule change could leave states holding bag on Greater-Than-Class-C waste

Defense Low-Level Waste

Tennessee FD and others clear highway accident involving radioactive waste

Commercial Low-Level Waste

In public meeting, compliance exec pries NRC about rationale for proposed GTCC, low-level waste rule

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