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OverviewLos Alamos' Carlsbad Operations (CB) was established in April of 2000 and later that year became the senior technical advisor for transuranic waste (TRU) characterization. CB provides core scientific and engineering expertise to DOE's Carlsbad, NM, field office (CBFO). The CB office became the Laboratory's EES-12 Group in April 2002. CB is comprised of scientists, engineers, technicians, and support staff operating out of a primary office in Carlsbad. CB maintains office space at CBFO and training and staging facilities in the Advanced Manufacturing and Training Center. DOE's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) received Environmental Protection Agency certification in May 1999. The first shipment of TRU departed Los Alamos for WIPP on March 25, 1999. It arrived at WIPP on March 26, 1999. VisionOur vision is to continue to operate the national TRU waste system safely and cost effectively, in compliance with applicable regulations and agreements and at full capacity in a fully integrated mode. CB will also continue to play a key role in supporting DOE's goal in removing barriers that impede waste disposition and in increasing the rate and cost efficiency of waste disposal at WIPP while maintaining safety.
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