Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 21 No. 34
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September 08, 2017

Plutonium Disposal Plan Points to Challenges at WIPP, GAO Says

By Wayne Barber
The Department of Energy should take a number of steps to ensure it comprehensively understands its transuranic waste management needs as it looks to dispose of 34 metric tons of diluted plutonium at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico, the Government…

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