W PF ▁began ▁radio active ▁operations ▁with ▁its ▁second ▁mel ter , ▁installed ▁during ▁a ▁shut down . ▁The ▁last ▁de ple ted ▁u ran ium ▁metal ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁from ▁M ▁Area ▁for ▁disposition ▁at ▁En vi roc are ▁of ▁Ut ah . ▁The ▁last ▁unit ▁of ▁spent ▁nuclear ▁fuel ▁from ▁R BO F ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁across ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁L ▁Re actor ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁R BO F ' s ▁de activ ation . ▁Salt ▁W aste ▁Process ing ▁Fac ility ▁( SW PF ) ▁construction ▁began . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁site ▁sh ipped ▁its ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 th ▁drum ▁of ▁trans ur an ic ▁waste ▁to ▁the ▁W aste ▁Is olation ▁Pil ot ▁Plant ▁( W IP P ), ▁a ▁DO E ▁facility ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁ahead ▁of ▁schedule . ▁In ▁a ▁visit , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Energy ▁Sp encer ▁Abraham ▁designated ▁the ▁Sav ann ah ▁River ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁( SR NL ), ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁DO E ▁national ▁labor ator ies . ▁Two ▁prototype ▁bomb ▁dispos al ▁rob ots ▁developed ▁by ▁SR NL ▁were ▁deployed ▁for ▁military ▁use ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁saw ▁the ▁T rit ium ▁Ext raction ▁Fac ility ▁( TE F ) ▁completed ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁extract ing ▁tr it ium ▁from ▁materials ▁ir rad i ated ▁in ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Valley ▁Author ity ' s ▁commercial ▁nuclear ▁react ors . ▁Sav