By George Lobsenz Saying it would save more than $1 billion compared to "traditional" decommissioning methods, the Energy Department said Tuesday it was moving ahead with a $297.5 million project to close in place "for centuries" two contaminated weapons production reactors at its Savannah River Site in South Carolina--a first for DoE's nuclear weapons complex. While DoE typically removes contaminated piping and vessels from nuclear facilities during decommissioning to prevent long-term seepage of radioactive materials into the environment, the department…
DoE Closing Two Savannah River Reactors In Place
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