Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Removing Transuranic (TRU) waste from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) facilities in Oak Ridge, TN is important for the community; it is important in keeping commitments to the State of Tennessee; it is important for the Department of Energy (DOE) Headquarters and credibility with Congress and taxpayers.
DOE established the TWPC as a regional center for the management, treatment, packaging, and shipment of DOE TRU waste legacy inventory. TWPC is also responsible for managing and treating Low Level and Mixed Low-Level Waste generated at ORNL. TWPC was operated by »¨½·Ö±²¥ Solutions under contract to the DOE’s Oak Ridge Office from December 2015 through October 2022.
During »¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s tenure, over 60% of the onsite TRU waste was shipped for disposal. By the end of the contract, only 1.7% of the contact-handled TRU waste and 2.5% of the remote-handled TRU waste remained to be processed. Safety was always paramount and »¨½·Ö±²¥ Solutions received the Voluntary Protection Program Star of Excellence and Superior Star multiple times.
