The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant uses a continuous miner to carve disposal rooms out of the Permian Salt Formation, nearly a half mile below the surface. |
Overview
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP, safely disposes of the nation's defense-related transuranic radioactive waste. Located in the Chihuahuan Desert, outside Carlsbad, N.M., WIPP began disposal operations in March 1999. WIPP is a U.S. Department of Energy facility and is managed by Washington TRU Solutions. |
The U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office and its contractors team up to carry out the WIPP mission. For links to some of the major project participants, click here. |
WIPP radiological expert helps prep for the inauguration
Ron Macaluso will be in Washington for the presidential inauguration, but unfortunately it will be all work and no play. Macaluso, who works in WTS External Emergency Management, will be traveling to the nation’s capital representing the WIPP Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) team. His job: to help establish radiological baselines in the areas where inaugural activities will take place. Click on the TeamWorks logo below for the full story.
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Visitors to Carlsbad, N.M. are encouraged to visit the WIPP Experience Exhibit. While public tours of WIPP are not available, the exhibit at our in-town office building features a brief documentary on the project and numerous displays. Friendly staff are available to answer questions about this one-of-a-kind facility. Free 250-million-year-old rock salt samples are available for all visitors! Groups larger than four people are asked to call in advance for special showings in the auditorium. The WIPP Experience Exhibit |
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Preliminary draft permit renewal application available online A preliminary draft of the WIPP Hazardous Waste Facility Permit Renewal Application is now available online. Click here to read the draft online (Note large file size: 2.06 MB).
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