Transuranic Waste

WIPP appears headed for best year since 2017 reopening

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The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico appears headed for its busiest calendar year since the disposal site reopened in 2017. 
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) received 47 shipments of defense-related transuranic waste during…

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Transuranic Waste

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Transuranic Waste

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Transuranic Waste

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Transuranic Waste

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ARLINGTON – The head of the Department of Energy’s $8-billion nuclear cleanup branch said here Tuesday the Office of Environmental Management (EM) is indeed being renamed. In his “State of EM” speech, Walsh again said the Environmental Management office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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SRS resumes sending remote-handled TRU waste to WIPP

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Transuranic Waste

SRS resumes shipping remote-handled TRU waste to WIPP

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Transuranic Waste

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Transuranic Waste

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