Waste Tank Closure Deadlines Hard to Meet with Savannah River Site Budget, Official Says

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Savannah River Site's tightened budget will likely cause missed deadlines for cleanup of aging, highly-radioactive nuclear waste storage tanks that are considered the biggest environmental risk at the U.S. Department of Energy site, SRS manager Dave Moody said. Moody said site officials are talking to regulators from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control about "alternatives" to cleanup activities for the tanks, such as removing the liquid waste but not filling the vats with a specialized grout by the deadlines outlined in a federal agreement.