Transuranic Waste

TRU Waste Containers Sent from Idaho to WCS to Meet Commitment to State

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Kenneth Fletcher and Jeremy L. Dillon
WC Monitor
11/21/2014
In order to meet a commitment to the state of Idaho, the Department of Energy this week sent 35 transuranic waste containers from the Department’s Idaho site to the Waste Control Specialists facility…

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Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

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Publication Notice

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

DOE Working Through Concerns on New Idaho Cleanup Contract

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

DOE Hanford Exec. Charboneau Top Candidate to Serve as Next Richland Manager

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DOE Savannah River Manager David Moody to Retire in June

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Thornberry Named to Top Spot on House Armed Services Committee

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A worker in safety gear inspecting large concrete storage modules built to hold spent nuclear fuel containers.

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