WIPP Related Links

This page lists webpage links to other WIPP-related sites, including pages to other government agencies.

On this page:

U.S. Department of Energy
EPA Region VI Office
Based in Dallas, the Region VI office oversees EPA programs in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
New Mexico Environment Department

State of New Mexico: WIPP Transportation Safety Program
Bill Mackie 505.827.5950
Coordinator of New Mexico's
Radioactive Waste Task Force
State of New Mexico

WIPP Facility TRU Waste Transportation
Dennis Hurtt 505.234.7327
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Public Affairs

U.S. DOE: National Transportation Program
U.S. DOT: Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Richard Swedberg 303.969.6744 ext. 0363
Health Physicist
U.S. Department of Transportation

Western Governors' Association: WIPP Transportation Web Site
Ron Ross 303.623.9378
Program Manager
Western Governors' Association

National Safety Council
The National Safety Council (NSC) has information on the WIPP
Debbie Cohen 202.293.2270

EPA Office Air and Radiation
EPA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air,
Information about EPA's Radiation Protection Program
- National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory in Montgomery, Alabama
- EPA's Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory in Las Vegas, Nevada
Mixed Waste
Contains a glossary and other helpful information about mixed hazardous and radioactive wastes.
Yucca Mountain Standards
EPA developed the public health and environmental radiation protection standards for the Department of Energy's proposed repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The facility would be the disposal site for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.