Current News Archive

18 April 2018
Disposal of Surplus Plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Meeting 7

Join the Committee on the Disposal of Surplus Plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) for its next public meeting, Wednesday, 2 May 2018, in Washington, DC. This meeting will serve as a data-gathering session, featuring invited speakers from both federal and nonfederal agencies and their discussions regarding the Department of Energy's plans to dispose of surplus plutonium at the WIPP. Registration is now open for the meeting, which will be held both in person and via webcast. For more information, visit the Current Projects area of the National Academies website.

Note that the committee accepts written comments at any time during the study. Please send written comments to Plutonium_Disposition@nas.edu.