Transuranic Waste

October Data Shows WIPP Catching Up With 2018 Shipment Pace

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The U.S. Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico received 275 shipments of defense-related transuranic waste during the first 10 months of this year, compared to 272 during the same period in 2018.
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