WIPP REENTRY SCHEDULED FOR TODAY

Manned reentry into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant underground is expected to occur today for the first time since the Feb. 14 radiation release. The move will mark a major step forward in recovery efforts, and officials hope to soon be able to identify the source…

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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 […]