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The National Academies has appointed an expert committee of 13 members to provide a concurrent peer review of the analysis performed by a team led by a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). This team includes about a dozen experts from several national laboratories. This analysis is needed to help DOE-EM decide on a supplemental method for treating low-activity waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. This consensus study is mandated by Congress.
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Final Review of the Study on Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Review #4
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·2020
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management is responsible for managing and cleaning up the waste and contamination at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation's biggest and most complex nuclear cleanup challenge. At the site, 177 underground tanks collectively contain abou...
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