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2009 Compliance Recertification Application
On March 24, 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officially submitted the second Compliance Recertification Application (CRA) to EPA, initiating the recertification process required by Congress. Recertification is not a reconsideration of the decision to open WIPP, but rather a process to verify that changes at the facility in the preceding five-year period comply with EPA's disposal standards for radioactive waste.
An electronic version of the CRA, as well as the cover letter and any other supplemental information, will be posted on this website within the next few days. Please visit us periodically for additional updates.
2006 Recertification
EPA issued its first recertification decision for WIPP in March 2009. EPA determined that the U.S. Deparment of Energy facility continues to comply with the Agency’s waste disposal regulations, codified in 40 CFR Part 191.
2006 WIPP Recertification Decision
Oversight Role & Activities
WIPP News (Shielded Containers -- January 2009)
Up-to-date information on WIPP oversight, including planned change requests, reports, and outreach
activities
About WIPP Oversight
history of EPA's involvement in the WIPP program, its role
and other information
EPA's Continuing Role
a description of EPA's oversight role that continues beyond WIPP's initial certification
Inspections (GE-VNC -- December 2008)
announces inspections of Department of Energy facilities that plan to ship waste to WIPP
Certification and Recertification Decision Documents
2006 WIPP Recertification Decision
DOE's application, technical support documents, compliance application review documents, etc.
1998 WIPP Certification Decision
regulations, response to comments, background information documents, etc.
Dockets
locations and operating hours of publicly available WIPP records
News & Information
News Room
latest activities
Publications
fact sheets, brochures, WIPP Bulletins, and guides
Related Links
related information on this and other web sites
Frequent Questions
searchable database of answers to questions about WIPP
