Jump to main content.

Multimedia Quick Finder

 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

BACKGROUND

The WIPP is a DOE facility proposed for the disposal of transuranic mixed waste (combined hazardous and radioactive waste) in a geological repository (salt beds 2,150 feet below the land surface). The facility is located 26 miles east of Carlsbad, New Mexico (P.O. Box 3090; Carlsbad, New Mexico 88221), in Eddy County.

Prior to waste disposal, the facility will require:

FEDERAL AND STATE CONTACTS

Radiation Compliance Certification Application, Federal Contact:

Hazardous Waste (RCRA) Permit Application, State Contact:

Other Sources of Information

Additional information is available from the EPA Headquarters Home Pages at: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/wipp/index.html

A keyword search from the EPA Headquarter Office of Air and Radiation is available at: http://www.epa.gov/oar/keywords/w.html

The EPA's electronic bulletin board, the Technology Transfer Network (TTN), provides on-line information regarding EPA's WIPP oversight program. Using computer equipment, anyone may access WIPP documents through this network. The TTN can be accessed for the cost of a long distance phone call, using telecommunications software and a modem, at (919) 541-5742. The TTN bulletin board may be reached via Telnet at: ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov. For assistance in accessing the network, call the Help Desk at (919) 541-5384 between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, or leave a message on the toll-free WIPP Information Line at (800) 331-WIPP.

The WIPP Information Line (800) 331-WIPP contains recorded messages about upcoming EPA WIPP activities such as meeting, hearings, publications, and other important items. Callers can request a WIPP publication or ask a question of EPA Staff (which will be answered by phone). Messages are available in English or Spanish. Callers can also add their names to the WIPP Mailing List.

Local Navigation

Jump to main content.