Zion Waste Shipments Back On Track

The shipments of class B and C waste from the Zion decommissioning project to Waste Control Specialists are back on track after slight delay. EnergySolutions had originally planned to ship the waste back in March using one of its type-B casks under an exemption from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but an interruption occurred that called into doubt EnergySolution’s ability to ship all the waste before the exemption expired at the end of the year. According to WCS, the shipments have already begun to arrive. “Energy Solutions has scheduled seven Zion shipments to WCS – four of which have been received to date,” WCS spokesman Chuck McDonald said.