Collection Citation
| Collection Title | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Waste Information System (Public Access) | ||
| Collection Sponsor | USDOE - Office of Environmental Management (EM) | ||
| Host Website | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad Field Office | ||
| Other Related Organizations | DOE Carlsbad Field Office (DOE CFO); Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP); New Mexico Environment Department | ||
| Main Content Type | Specialized Mix | ||
| Subject Categories | 12 - MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES | ||
| Keywords | Radioactive waste; Permian Salt Formation; Hazardous waste; Containers; Chemical waste; Nuclear waste | ||
| Description | The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a DOE facility located in the desert outside Carlsbad, New Mexico. Its mission is to safely dispose of defense-related transuranic radioactive waste. Disposal “rooms” are carved out of the Permian Salt Formation deep below the desert’s surface. The WIPP Waste Information Service (WWIS) was established in accordance with an Agreement between the United States Department of Energy and the New Mexico Environment Department, dated February 11, 2005, Docket Number HWB 04-07 (CO). The service provides information the containers emplaced at WIPP and the waste products they hold. The public may query by shipment number, location of waste stream or location of the container after it is placed at WIPP, date placed, and Haz Codes or other information about the waste stream profiles. For example, choosing the waste stream identified as ID-SDA-SLUDGE reveals that it may contain more than 20 chemical waste products, including arsenic, spent halogenated solvents, potassium cyanide, and chloroform. The system then tells you each numbered container that has this kind of sludge. Container data is available within 14 days after the container’s emplacement in the WIPP Repository. | ||
| DDE Number | DDE00334 | ||
| Special Interface | Yes | ||
| Registration_Required | Yes |
