TRU waste was generated during the production of nuclear weapons at DOE facilities across the country
The waste was put into containers such as 55-gallon drums and stored in above-ground and shallow-burial facilities
The waste containers are loaded into a protective shipping container (e.g., TRUPACT-II) and trucked to WIPP
The contents of waste containers are verified (characterized) before they are shipped to WIPP
The waste containers are unloaded at WIPP and placed in disposal rooms 650 m underground
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