The Nevada Test Site says the last of 65 truckloads of repackaged radioactive waste has been shipped to Idaho, pending final disposal at the federal Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M.
A spokeswoman for the National Nuclear Security Administration says the transuranic waste is due to arrive Friday for inspection at the Idaho National Laboratory outside Idaho Falls.
The NNSA announced the shipment marked the end of a 35-year process of inspecting and repackaging materials generated mostly during nuclear research and development at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.
Officials say workers checked 1,942 drums and 78 boxes to determine contents, gauge radioactivity and screen out prohibited items.
According to the NNSA there have been no incidents of radioactive exposure to workers since the shipping campaign began in January 2004. (AP)
INL set to recieve nuclear shipments
Published: July 9, 2009Posted in: Idaho, News
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