The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Mission Statement

The mission of the Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) is to protect human health and the environment by operating the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) for the safe disposal of Transuranic (TRU) waste and by establishing an effective system for management of TRU waste from generation to disposal.

The following types or category of records are available at the WIPP Site.

• DOE contracts, amendments
• Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) mission, operations, technical reports
• WIPP Transportation Program, TRU waste sites, transportation containers
• WIPP Safety and Health Program
• WIPP emergency training program
• National TRU Waste Program
• TRANSCOM system
• WIPP-related public information, publications, news releases, photographs
• WIPP Hazardous Waste Facility Permit, modifications
• WIPP Waste Information System public access service
• WIPP-related National Environmental Policy Act documents
• WIPP compliance recertification program
• Quality assurance program
• Passive institutional control program
• WIPP regulatory and oversight programs
• WIPP underground science program
• WIPP nuclear facilities transparency
• WIPP occurrence reports