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< Back Infrastructure Upgrades Oct 12, 2022 Striving for Continuous Improvement As cybersecurity threats evolve, and in an effort to continuously improve performance and capabilities, we routinely evaluate and upgrade the environment that powers RADMAN™, FME Guardian™, REACh™ and all of our other software products. In late October, we will be migrating all services, websites, and databases to new equipment. The new servers will increase processor core/thread density, increase SSD-RAID storage pools, update operating systems, and add support for stronger, FIPS Compliant encryption as recommended by NIST-800 Rev2. An approximately four-hour window will be planned during off-hours for the transition period. We do not expect any disruption of service, and certainly do not expect the transition to take that long; however, for planning purposes, please note the migration timeframe that will be communicated. This upgrade significantly adds to our backup and recovery capability, quadrupling our total backup pool, allowing years of hourly backups before storage capacity becomes a concern. In addition, new, more powerful processing servers allow us to move more of the intensive functions of RADMAN™, and the planned Reporting Portal into the cloud for better performance and faster calculations. The added performance, storage, monitoring and security capabilities of the new infrastructure will allow us to focus on building a strong platform for RADMAN™ 10 and all of our future software products. Once we have completed the coordination and scheduling, a detailed notification will be distributed to all RADMAN ™ Users. Previous Next

< Back RADMAN™ Suite 9.5.3 Release Oct 15, 2021 The newest release of RADMAN™ Suite is now available. The RADMAN™ Software Suite has evolved over the years focusing on maintaining compliance with ever-changing regulatory requirements and expanding the functionality of the software. User submitted requests, although secondary to regulatory requirements, are equally important to the evolution of RADMAN™. As every site utilizes the software differently, the feedback provided to us from the end users is paramount to the continuous improvement that we strive for. WMG is pleased to announce the release of RADMAN™ 9.5.3 on October 15, 2021. This release incorporates a total of twenty-six (26) updates. These software modifications are based on regulatory changes, user submitted requests, WMG enhancements and error corrections. Major enhancements include updating eTrans™ output to be compliant with the latest EnergySolutions electronic Waste Manifest revision, several modifications to all waste manifests for NUREG/BR-0204 Rev 3 compliance, a new user setting which determines whether Appendix G LLD nuclides contribute to NRC Waste Class, and a new US Ecology Waste Manifest. RADMAN™ 9.5.3 also incorporates numerous reporting corrections, the most significant of which is the discontinuation of Letter size (8.5” x 11”) manifests and the return of Legal size (8.5” x 14”) manifests. This update corrects concerns with details on the manifest being truncated and/or wrapping due to space limitations on both printed output and Excel exports. REGULATORY/CRITICAL UPDATES (6) Waste Manifests and Shipping Papers revision date has been updated to 10-2021 per the final update of NUREG/BR-0204 Revision 3 Replacement of Letter-sized manifests with Legal-sized page Addition of a user setting that, when enabled, has LLD activity for Appendix G nuclides (H-3, C-14, Tc-99, I-129) contributing to NRC waste class calculations Update to eTrans output to be compliant with EnergySolutions revised file layout, dated May 17, 2021 Addition of US Ecology waste manifest template Addition of US Ecology Sum of Fractions report MINOR FEATURE CHANGES (2) Increased Sample Name limit to 255 characters Increased Waste Stream Description limit to 255 characters LABEL/LAYOUT UPDATES (10) Changed “Created By” label when producing reports from WMG support accounts Corrected formatting errors on Combined Package Concentration Averaging report Corrected issue with SourceTrax Leak Test fields overlapping when form is resized Updates to correct typos and wording on Barnwell, Clive, WCS and Uniform LLRW manifests Modified warning message when adding an NRC Class N (GTCC) package to a waste or material shipment Changed WCS manifest block 5 label to “ELITE Shipment Request #” Updated Item reports (Misc Item, Instruments & Articles and Sources) to show weights and volume in scientific format when the entered value is less than 0.01 Added footnote to Part 61 reports to provide explanation for N/A percentages Added Electronic Submittal Checkbox to all Manifests Updated eTrans version number to 6.2 on Record 1 BUG FIXES (8) Corrected an error where the NRC/DOT report would report incorrect concentration for Empty Packages with a waste weight of zero (divide by zero error) Corrected an error where certain warnings/notifications would not be visible if other warnings/notifications are displayed Corrected error on Emergency Response Guide pages where descriptor text is truncated Corrected error that displays out-of-date classification/characterization information in Combine Filter report when the 3-meter dose override is changed Corrected issue that displayed “All Nuclides” in Add/Edit Sample when the “Show Only Custom Nuclides” setting is enabled Remove “Mixed” from Nuclide Library Remove “Mixed” from Sample Add/Edit screen Corrected error in Sample selection popup screen on Add/Edit filter, which did not register the selection correctly As with recent RADMAN™ releases, a full installation package, including software and Q/A related documentation is available, as well as a V&V release which allows multiple versions of RADMAN™ to be installed on the same workstation. This V&V release does not include software documentation and is intended to be used for testing and validation of RADMAN™ releases. Download Previous Next

< Back Important Update Mar 31, 2023 Regarding the NRC's Uniform Low-Level Waste Manifest... Many have noticed that the current US NRC Uniform Low-Level Waste Manifest (UWM) included several new additions when Revision 3 was issued in June of 2021. One of these new additions was the inclusion of an OMB number and expiration date. The current UWM had an expiration date of 1/31/2023, which led many sites to question whether it is acceptable to continue using an expired manifest. As a result of a WMG discussion with the NRC on February 13th 2023, to address the expiration date of the UWM, the NRC has updated their website to include guidance that "use of the NRC UWM forms with the 1/31/2023 expiration date and the form date of 06-2021 is acceptable in the interim". Further, the NRC informed WMG that the expected OMB approval of the UWM will not result in any material changes to the manifest with the exception of a change of the expiration date and/or form date. The NRC has said that going forward, the NRC form library will be updated every 30 days, with a new expiration date until OMB approval has been issued. In the interim, it is not necessary to revise your waste manifests, nor is it necessary to remediate the waste manifest by striking the expiration date. The updated clarification is in bold text at the top of the NRC Low-Level Waste Disposal page, which can be found here: Uniform Waste Manifest | NRC.gov Previous Next

< Back 1979 WMG Founded Waste Management Group, Inc. was founded by Peter Tuite with two other partners in October of 1979, with the goal of getting into the radioactive waste management and software industry. However, in the first year they lost $100,000, causing the other two partners to pull out. Peter however was undeterred and was able to land a contract with Three Mile island. This put Waste Management Group, Inc. on the map and allowed for future growth. Soon after, the company’s name was shortened to WMG, inc. to avoid confusion with competitors.

< Back 2003 Transfer of Leadership Kevin Tuite takes over as President and CEO.

< Back WMG Welcomes New Employees May 21, 2024 We're excited to announce the newest members of the WMG Family! Please join us in wishing them a warm welcome to the team! We're thrilled to announce our newest addition to the WMG Family! Joining us are: Chandler Davis - Pro-Shipper™ Hetzel Bencomo - Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper Chandler Davis will enhance our logistics and shipping operations with his extensive knowledge and skills. Additionally, as we continue to grow and attract talent, Hetzel Bencomo will assist our administration team in keeping things running smoothly! We're confident that their contributions will drive our success and help us achieve new heights. Welcome to the team! Previous Next

< Back 2012 Platt’s Global Energy Innovation Award WMG receives Platt’s Global Energy Innovation Award for the filter processing methodology, one year after breaking into the filter processing business.

< Back 2011 Innovation in Filter Processing WMG enters the filter processing businesses after 18 months of research and development, and drastically reduces the disposition costs of high activity filters within the industry.

IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Addendum The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published an addendum to the 65th edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). Find out what this means for you here! The International Air Transport Association (IATA) published an addendum to the 65th edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) on April 30, 2024. Users of the IATA DGR are asked to note the amendments and corrections contained in this addendum effective January 01, 2024. Updates to the IATA DGR include a correction to State Variation RAG-01 (Argentina) in Section 2.8.2; adding 3 new Operators 5J (Cebu Pacific), B0 (La Compagnie), & HC (One Air) in Section 2.8.3; updates to Operator Variations 8V (Astral Aviation), AF (Air France), CI (China Airlines), CM (Copa Airlines–Cargo), FX (Federal Express), FZ (flydubai), JL (Japan Airlines), KQ (Kenya Airways), P5 (Aero Republica), QR (Qatar Airways), RO (TAROM Romanian Air Transport), TK (Turkish Airlines), UL (Srilankan Airlines), & WY (Oman Air) in Section 2.8.4; a revision to a reference within Section 8.3.4 (Additional Documentation) for organic peroxides and self-reactive substances requiring an approval; replacing the image for Figure 10.8.G (Shipper’s Declaration Completion – Example 5) replacing “GA-68” with “Ga-68” & overpack TI “0.5” with “0.2” on the example image; amending Competent Authorities in Appendix D for Angola (AO), Bermuda (BM), & Estonia (EST); amending IATA CBTA Centre – Providers in Appendix F.4 for Brazil, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Thailand, & United States; and amending IATA CBTA Centre – Excellence in Appendix F.5 for Philippines. Main things to note if you are using Federal Express (FedEx), they removed “All fissile materials are prohibited for transport internationally.” in operator variation FX-03, and added “When a shipment (or consignment) consists of more than one outer package or overpack, one additional black and white copy of the Shipper’s Declaration must be affixed by the shipper to each additional outer package or overpack in the shipment.” in operator variation FX-08. Please download this addendum to the 65th Edition for more detailed information on all these amendments and corrections on the IATA Dangerous Goods Documentation webpage: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/dgr/download/ “This article is presented for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed represent the professional opinion of WMG, Inc. and its employees and have not been evaluated or approved by regulators. Readers are responsible for performing an independent evaluation and interpretation of any rules or regulations discussed herein.” Previous Next

< Back Shipping Command Center Brochure Built on over 45 years of trusted expertise, WMG offers subject matter expert (SME) support with its Shipping Command Center (SCC) designed to enhance your radioactive waste management operations. This all-encompassing 24/7 service provides seasoned SMEs that will help you manage and improve every aspect of waste characterization, classification, transportation, and disposal logistics. Download Previous Next

< Back WMG Engineers Recognized with "Superior Paper" Rating at WM2026 May 4, 2026 Well done, Sean and Matthew! We’re proud to share that two of our nuclear engineers, Sean Kelly Jr. and Matthew Harper, have been recognized with a “Superior Paper” rating at the WM2026 Conference for their contribution to Paper number 26588: “Nudging the IAEA: Need for a Global generic WAC for LLW and ILW.” Out of more than 520 final submissions, only 67 papers received this distinction - an achievement that speaks to both the quality of the work and its impact on the future of radioactive waste management. This recognition highlights the importance of advancing practical, globally aligned approaches to waste acceptance criteria, and we’re excited to see this work help shape ongoing discussions in the industry. Congratulations to Sean and Matthew on this well-deserved accomplishment! We’re looking forward to building on this momentum and continuing to contribute to innovation in waste management. The paper can be viewed here. Previous Next

< Back RADMAN™ IMS Brochure All-new inventory management, tracking, and reporting designed for the radwaste industry. Download Previous Next