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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DOE Working Through Concerns on New Idaho Cleanup Contract

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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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DOE Launches Enforcement Investigation into Los Alamos TRU Waste Program

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Sens. Heinrich and Udall Push for $113 Million Extra in WIPP Recovery Funds

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U.K. Cleanup Focus

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WIPP received 53 TRU waste shipments in September

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