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Idaho Cleanup Project Teams Ship Glovebox Waste for Safe Disposal

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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…

Idaho Cleanup Project ships glovebox waste safely

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