The DOE will construct and operate a supercompaction plant to treat the waste. Between 83 percent and 97 percent of the waste that was slated for incineration will be reduced in volume by supercompaction, packaged, and shipped to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. The DOE is committed to identifying environmentally sound alternatives to incineration on a nationwide basis. DOE will seek to identify alternatives to incineration for use at DOE facilities across the nation. The Secretary of Energy will appoint a blue-ribbon panel of independent scientific experts to explore technological alternatives to incineration.
Plaintiffs have the right to appoint one member of that committee.
The size and date of creation of the panel are yet to be determined. Plaintiffs have the right to refile their lawsuit in the event that DOE attempts to reapply for permits to build the incinerator.