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Briefing Date:12/03/2001
Topic:Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP): Interim Report

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
National Research Council
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Board on Radioactive Waste Management

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Congressional Briefing
Monday, December 3, 2001 -- 4:00 p.m.
C1-Russell Courtyard
Russell Senate Office Bldg.

on

Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste at the
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP):
Interim Report

This interim report, from the Committee on Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, explores how the U.S. Department of Energy can improve its plan for assessing the types of radioactive waste that should be stored at a disposal site in New Mexico.

This briefing was for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on December 4, 2001 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.

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