Waste Shipment
The Nevada Site Office ramped up disposal operations to allow for up to 318,000 cubic feet of low-level and mixed low-level waste per month at the Area 5 RWMS. The waste originates from eleven sites conducting remediation work, including the Nevada Test Site. This increased amount is nearly 90 percent more than the normal monthly volume that Area 5 Disposal Operations typically buries.
Waste Shipment
The Nevada Site Office ramped up disposal operations to allow for up to 318,000 cubic feet of low-level and mixed low-level waste per month at the Area 5 RWMS. The waste originates from eleven sites conducting remediation work, including the Nevada Test Site. This increased amount is nearly 90 percent more than the normal monthly volume that Area 5 Disposal Operations typically buries.