Los Alamos National Laboratory: Waste Decontamination System Offers Far-Reaching Benefits
March 27, 2024
March 27, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news:
As it executes its national security mission, Los Alamos National Laboratory produces transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste -- protective clothing, tools and equipment contaminated from nuclear weapons research and production. Handling, staging and shipping TRU waste offsite to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in southern New Mexico are all central to the Lab's missi . . .
As it executes its national security mission, Los Alamos National Laboratory produces transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste -- protective clothing, tools and equipment contaminated from nuclear weapons research and production. Handling, staging and shipping TRU waste offsite to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in southern New Mexico are all central to the Lab's missi . . .