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October 26, 2021

Nuke waste plant may be restarted at INL

  • A test startup without waste is expected to begin this week at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit.
    • By KEITH RIDLER
    Associated Press

    BOISE, Idaho — Problems plaguing a nuclear waste treatment plant in eastern Idaho appear to be solved, U.S. officials said Thursday, and converting high-level liquid waste into safer, more easily managed solid material could start early next year.

    Joel Case of the U.S. Department of Energy said a test startup without waste is expected to begin this week at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit at the Energy Department's 890-square-mile site that includes the Idaho National Laboratory.


     
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