REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
The Department of Energy is seeking public comment through an Oct. 10, 2018 Federal Register Notice on its interpretation of the statutory term “high-level radioactive waste.” In a Dec. 4, 2018 Federal Register Notice, the public comment period was extended to Jan. 9, 2018.
EM News
As the largest environmental cleanup program in the world, EM has been charged with the responsibility of cleaning up 107 sites across the country whose area is equal to the combined area of Rhode Island and Delaware. EM has made substantial progress in nearly every area of nuclear waste cleanup and has completed cleanup at 91 of these sites.
The EM Fiscal Year 2019 budget request will provide the resources to maintain a safe and secure posture in the EM complex, and to continue moving forward with the country's largest nuclear cleanup.