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Monday, May 22, 2023

Idaho Facility Now Processing 100% Radioactive Liquid Waste

The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) has progressed to treating sodium-bearing waste entirely, the next step in efficiently removing remaining liquid radioactive waste from nearby Cold War-era underground tanks and closing them to protect the environment.

Advancing to 100% sodium-bearing waste treatment marked another milestone for the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site after IWTU began radiological operations last month.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Increases Production Fivefold

Since the launch of operations just over a month ago, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) has increased sodium-bearing waste treatment fivefold, a crucial step in removing remaining liquid waste from nearby underground tanks at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and protecting the underlying Snake River Plain Aquifer.

To date, the facility has converted more than 8,550 gallons of the liquid tank waste to a more stable, granular solid.

On April 11, IWTU began treating a blend that was 10% sodium-bearing waste and 90% non-radioactive simulated waste, or simulant, which had been essential to IWTU testing from 2012 to 2023.

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Monday, May 22, 2023

Idaho Facility Now Processing 100% Radioactive Liquid Waste

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Increases Production Fivefold

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Begins Operations to Address Tank Waste

The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site initiated operations Tuesday to convert radioactive sodium-bearing liquid waste from nearby underground tanks to a more stable, granular solid.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

DOE, Elected Officials Applaud Idaho Site Employees for Achieving Spent Nuclear Fuel Milestone

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) leaders on Tuesday joined tribal, state and local officials, contractors and a dedicated workforce here to mark a recent milestone with the state of Idaho nearly 25 years in the making.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Three Cleanup Program Teams in Idaho Recognized by Energy Secretary

Three Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) organizations at the Idaho National Laboratory Site were honored recently by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm for exemplary performance.