Workers load RH TRU drums into an RLC container which will be transported to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) for disposal.
The Next-Phase Transuranic Waste Project is squarely focused on reducing the quantity of transuranic waste currently housed at Argonne. Removal of this material supports Argonne’s overall goal of reducing its nuclear footprint. The project accelerates work that has already begun by providing additional resources to drive projects across the site. Acceleration of these tasks will reduce future surveillance and maintenance costs associated with these facilities and support the goal of future decommissioning of these facilities. Reducing the life-cycle costs of these areas will allow for more effective delivery of resources to support research and development work at the laboratory.
More information about Argonne's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds can be found here.
Photo by George Joch/courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
Recoverydotgov 53 months ago | reply
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