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Overview
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP, safely disposes of the nation's defense-related transuranic radioactive waste. Located in the Chihuahuan Desert, outside Carlsbad, N.M., WIPP began disposal operations in March 1999. WIPP is a U.S. Department of Energy facility and is managed by Washington TRU Solutions. |
The U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office and its contractors team up to carry out the WIPP mission. For links to some of the major project participants, click here. |
Sandia National Laboratories Cleanup a Big Deal for New Mexico
New Mexico reached an important cleanup milestone with the final shipments of legacy TRU waste from Sandia National Laboratories(SNL) in Albuquerque to WIPP.
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Visitors to Carlsbad, N.M. are encouraged to visit the WIPP Experience Exhibit. While public tours of WIPP are not available, the exhibit at our in-town office building features a brief documentary on the project and numerous displays. Friendly staff are available to answer questions about this one-of-a-kind facility. Free 250-million-year-old rock salt samples are available for all visitors! Groups larger than four people are asked to call in advance for special showings in the auditorium. The WIPP Experience Exhibit |
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Officials Visit Carlsbad for WIPP Training Read more. WIPP Trucks Deliver First Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste Shipment from the Savannah River Site Read more. DOE Reaches Recovery Act Goal with Cleanup of All Legacy Transuranic Waste at Sandia National Laboratories Read the full news release.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Information Click here for information on how DOE’s Office of Environmental Management is implementing
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