The final container of transuranic waste has been emplaced in Panel 7 of the US Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. The panel will now be sealed whilst emplacement activities move to the newly mined Panel 8.
Mining of the eighth panel at the US Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico has been completed, seven years after work began. Emplacement of transuranic waste in the newly mined panel is expected to begin in April 2022.