Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Biennial Environmental Compliance Report

Technical Report · Mon Oct 25 00:00:00 EDT 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/925567· OSTI ID:925567

This Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (BECR) documents environmental regulatory compliance at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a facility designed and authorized for the safe disposal of transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste, for the reporting period of April 1, 2002, to March 31, 2004. As required by the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (LWA) (Public Law [Pub. L.] 102-579, as amended by Pub. L. 104-201), the BECR documents U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) compliance with applicable environmental protection laws and regulations implemented by agencies of the federal government and the state of New Mexico.

• Research Organization: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), Carlsbad, NM
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE - Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: AC29-01AL66444
• OSTI ID: 925567
• Report Number(s): DOE/WIPP-04-2171
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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