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The Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing this Record of Decision on where, i.e., at which DOE sites, the Department will prepare and store its transuranic (TRU) waste prior to disposal. Each of the Department’s sites that currently has or will generate TRU waste will prepare and store its TRU waste on site, except that the Sandia National Laboratory in New Mexico (SNL–NM) will transfer its TRU waste to the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico. LANL will have facilities, not available or anticipated at SNL–NM, to prepare and store this waste prior to disposal.

Treatment and Storage of Transuranic Waste

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Disposal Phase

The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is issuing this record of its decision to dispose of transuranic (TRU) waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a mined repository located 2,100 feet below the surface in an ancient salt deposit near Carlsbad, New Mexico. Under this decision, DOE will dispose of up to 175,600 cubic meters (6.2 million cubic feet) of TRU waste generated by defense activities at WIPP after preparation (i.e., treatment, as necessary, including packaging) to meet WIPP’s waste acceptance criteria.

Order authorizing NP Energy INC to export electric energy to Canada.

Order authorizing NP Energy INC to export electric energy to Canada.

Order authorizing PSI Energy, Inc to export electric energy to Canada.

Order authorizing PSI Energy, Inc to export electric energy to Canada.

Notice of intent (January 1998) to prepare DOE/EIS-0288 for Production of Tritium in a Commercial Light Water Reactor.

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