N3B: Los Alamos Interim Measure To Control Contaminant Plume Beneath LANL Reaches Full Operation
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N3B’s Ryan McGuill assists in replacing an ion exchange unit in January 2020 where groundwater contaminated with hexavalent chromium is treated. Courtesy/N3B
N3B News:
This week’s EM Update newsletter from the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced that an interim measure to control migration of a groundwater plume containing hexavalent chromium beneath Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is now fully operational.
The milestone marks a major achievement for Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) in its efforts to shrink the plume and protect area water quality.