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The Waste Experimental Reduction Facility (WERF) Incinerator is located at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The primary mission of the incinerator is to provide mixed waste treatment until a demonstrated, more cost-effective commercial facility is available. The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Department operated the WERF Incinerator at the capacity permitted by the State of Idaho.

Waste Incineration at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

Issued to the University of Chicago related to the Failure to Control Radioactive Material and Personnel Contamination Events at Argonne National Laboratory-East, (EA-1999-10)

Department of Energy’s Waste Management Program: Low-Level Waste and Mixed Low-Level Waste Disposal Sites

At the end of the Cold War, the Department of Energy (DOE) reevaluated and restructured its Nuclear Weapons Complex. These activities ultimately resulted in downsizing a number of sites within the Complex. Although not a nuclear weapons site, Grand Junction became a candidate for downsizing because its missions--environmental restoration and waste management activities--were nearing completion. Its continuing missions, which include the long-term surveillance and monitoring of remediated sites, will not require that Grand Junction use all its property and facilities. Because Albuquerque Operations Office (AL) officials have a continuing responsibility over the site, this audit was conducted to determine whether these officials were making premature decisions regarding the reuse of property and facilities at the Grand Junction site.t

Property and Facilities at Grand Junction

Issued to West Valley Nuclear Services, related to a High-Level Radioactive Waste Contamination Event at the West Valley Demonstration Project,(EA-1999-09)