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2006 Recertification
EPA has issued its first recertification decision for WIPP, a U.S. Department of Energy facility. EPA has determined that the WIPP 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 (DOE Drum Incident Underground -- August 2008)
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
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.
WIPP Dockets
locations and operating hours of publicly available 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