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12 May 2021
National Academies Seeking Nominations to Committee Reviewing Analysis of Hanford

The National Academies is convening a new committee to review the technical quality and completeness of the recent national laboratories' analysis, which examined supplemental treatment options for low-activity radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

This congressionally mandated review will help guide the US Department of Energy and Congress on the Hanford waste treatment and disposal efforts that involve expenditures of tens of billions of dollars and decades of work.

For more information and to submit nominations, click here. Nominations should be submitted by Friday, 21 May 2021.