Idaho Falls, ID
The Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) completed two shipments of gloveboxes from Los Alamos National Laboratory to disposal facilities. Los Alamos shipped the gloveboxes to Idaho last fall, following all safety rules. A glovebox is a sealed unit that workers use to safely handle hazardous radioactive materials.
These shipments show ICP’s key role in managing complex waste across the Department of Energy complex.
Crews from ICP contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition dismantled the gloveboxes. They packaged the mixed low-level and transuranic waste into drums that meet Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) requirements for safe transport and disposal.
This project highlights strong teamwork between ICP and Los Alamos. Teams completed the work safely, efficiently, and on schedule.
Source: https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/idaho-cleanup-project-teams-ship-glovebox-waste-safe-disposal
About the Idaho Environmental Coalition
The Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC), led by Amentum and North Wind Portage, manages the Idaho Cleanup Project at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, located 45 miles west of Idaho Falls. The 10-year, $6.4 billion project, funded through DOE’s Office of Environmental Management, focuses on safely disposing of transuranic waste, managing spent nuclear fuel, treating radioactive liquid waste, removing legacy structures, and closing facilities that have completed their missions. IEC is committed to protecting its employees, the public, and the environment while meeting all existing and future milestones necessary to further the INL’s mission.