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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) five-year Site Specific Plan

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5492374

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), located 26 miles east of Carlsbad, New Mexico, is a research and development facility vested with the vital mission of demonstrating the safe disposal of radioactive transuranic (TRU) wastes resulting from our nation's defense activities and programs. It is the only facility in the United States specifically designed and constructed for the long-term storage of transuranic wastes. Since the inception of the WIPP project, work has continued to prepare the facility to receive TRU waste. A multitude of studies have been and continue to be conducted to demonstrate the safety of the WIPP facility in accordance with federal and state laws, state agreements, DOE Orders, etc. This Site Specific Plan outlines the implementation of activities at the WIPP project. 12 figs.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM (United States). Waste Isolation Div.
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-86AL31950
OSTI ID:
5492374
Report Number(s):
DOE/AL/31950-T4; ON: DE91017781
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English