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National Academies: Disposing of surplus plutonium at WIPP viable

May 4, 2020, 8:53AMRadwaste Solutions

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s early-stage plan to dilute and dispose of 34 metric tons of surplus plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is technically viable, according to an April 30 release from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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