by themidwest | Aug 2, 2018 | Conferences and Meetings
Red Lion Hotel in Richland, Washington October 2-4, 2018 The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum (LLW Forum) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our fall 2018 meeting, which will be held at the Red Lion Hotel in Richland, Washington on October 3-4,...
by themidwest | Jun 10, 2017 | Reports and other Publications
In the spring of 2017, the Office of Radiation Protection, Environmental Public Health Division, Washington State Department of Health released US Ecology Washington’s Annual Environmental Monitoring Report for Calendar Year 2015. Each year, US Ecology Washington...
by themidwest | Jan 12, 2017 | General Information
On December 16, 2016, Kristen Schwab started her new role as the Executive Director of the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management. Schwab succeeds Mike Garner, who retired at the end of June 2016. She will serve as the designated...
by themidwest | Dec 10, 2016 | Inspections
On December 12, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that the agency has begun a special inspection at the Columbia Generating Station to review circumstances surrounding the shipment of some low-level waste to a disposal facility. The plant,...
by themidwest | Oct 31, 2016 | Conferences and Meetings
On October 24-25, 2016, the Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine hosted a low-level radioactive waste management and disposition workshop. The workshop was held at the...
