Ship waste off site

Ship Waste Off-Site

N3B retrieves, processes and ships off-site for disposal transuranic, low-level radiological and hazardous waste generated by LANL during the Manhattan Project and Cold War. Moving waste off-site reduces impact to human and environmental health from radiological and hazardous materials.

Transuranic Waste

Store, remediate and ship LANL’s legacy transuranic waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Other Waste Streams

Store, remediate and ship other LANL waste off-site for processing.

Latest News

N3B Awards Scholarships to Three Northern New Mexico Students

March 20, 2025 - Two 2025 Danny Nichols and Dennis Huddleston Memorial Scholarship recipients pose with leadership from HII, N3B and BWXT following their...

Los Alamos Checks Off EM 2024 Priority with Corrugated Metal Pipe Size Reduction

December 17, 2024 - Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office team members are pictured in front of the 158th and final corrugated metal pipe...

N3B Awarded Two-Year Contract Extension by DOE for Ongoing Legacy Cleanup

December 12, 2024 - LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B) has received a two-year extension from the U.S. Department...

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