WIPP CONTAMINATION IDENTIFICATION MAY BE PUSHED BACK

While the Department of Energy said over the weekend that workers would go deeper into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant this week to identify the source of the Feb. 14 radiation release, it appears that the schedule may be pushed back. “We previously reported…

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SRS resumes shipping remote-handled TRU waste to WIPP

The Department of Energy has sent its first shipment of remote-handled transuranic waste since 2009 from the Savannah River Site in South Carolina to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) using a new shipping container. Remote-handled waste is more radioactive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]