WIPP: the proximate solution to defense waste disposal issues
Conference
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OSTI ID:5155297
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plants (WIPP) is under construction in the salt beds of southeast New Mexico, with an anticipated completion date of December 1986. At present, shaft excavations continue with the enlargement of one existing shaft and sinking of a third. Underground excavation is underway to develop the room complex for rock mechanics and simulated defense high-level waste experiments. This report provides a project cost and schedule for major elements of the program, a summary of the WIPP design and capabilities, the site evaluation studies, and the planned in situ tests. 17 references, 9 figures.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5155297
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-84-0648C; CONF-840455-1; ON: DE84009445
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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