WIPP waste acceptance criteria and transportation system

Conference · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:10179983

Wu, C F; Ward, T R; Gregory, P C

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), located near Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA, is a US Department of Energy (DOE) facility designed as a permanent repository for transuranic wastes in the center of a 2,000-foot-thick salt bed situated 2,150 feet underground. Construction of the facility started in 1975, under a congressional act of site selection. In 1979, demonstration of safe disposal at the WIPP was authorized by Public Law 96-164. The operational philosophy and practice at the facility are: (1) start clean -- stay clean, (2) meet or exceed regulatory requirements, and (3) control radiation exposure levels to as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). Strict safety measures must be taken in the areas of waste preparation, transportation, and facility operation.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-86AL31950
• OSTI ID: 10179983
• Report Number(s): DOE/WIPP--91-033C; CONF-911268--3; ON: DE93017916
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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