Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico Nuclear Waste Nuclear Energy

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico Nuclear Waste Nuclear Energy

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a deep geologic repository in southeastern New Mexico (near Carlsbad). It is the world's first underground repository licensed to safely and permanently dispose of transuranic radioactive waste left from the research and production of U.S. nuclear weapons. After more than 20 years of scientific study, public input, and regulatory struggles, WIPP began operations on March 26, 1999.

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- Pilot facility built by the U.S. National Safety Council’s Environmental Health Center (NSC/EHC) to serve as the nation’s first geological repository for permanent transuranic waste disposal. Provides information about the facility, waste types, radia

- Information resource from the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED). Includes current activities, news and headlines.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) information resources related to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) for disposal of transuranic radioactive waste. Provides news, FAQ and information about inspections, site status, regulation and activities.
- Background, history and current status of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) repository facility reported by the Governmental Affairs Program of the American Geological Society (AGI).
- Official website of the underground pilot disposal facility at Carlsbad, New Mexico, for federally generated transuranic radioactive waste. Provides news, documents and information about facility operation, safety and waste transportation issues.

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