Addressing the Highest Risk: Environmental Programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Conference · Fri Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1043497

Forbes, Elaine E ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory

Report topics: Current status of cleanup; Shift in priorities to address highest risk; Removal of above-ground waste; and Continued focus on protecting water resources. Partnership between the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos Site Office, DOE Carlsbad Field Office, New Mexico Environment Department, and contractor staff has enabled unprecedented cleanup progress. Progress on TRU campaign is well ahead of plan. To date, have completed 130 shipments vs. 104 planned; shipped 483 cubic meters of above-ground waste (vs. 277 planned); and removed 11,249 PE Ci of material at risk (vs. 9,411 planned).

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/LANL
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1043497
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-12-22029; TRN: US1203252
• Resource Relation: Conference: NM Legislator ; 2012-06-12 - 2012-06-12 ; Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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