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

Washington Regulatory and Environmental Services ^[1]

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1. (WRES)

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; TRN: US1001857
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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U.S. Department of Energy
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Environmental Assessment
Environmental Compliance Assessment Program
effective dose equivalent
Environmental Impact Statement
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
fixed air samplers
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Finding of No Significant Impact
HalfPACT
hazardous air pollutant
Hazardous Waste Disposal Unit
Hazardous Waste Facility Permit
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New Mexico Environment Department
New Mexico Statutes Annotated
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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Nuclear Quality Assurance
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New Source Performance Standards
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Solid Waste Management Unit
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TRANSCOM
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underground storage tank
volatile organic compound
Waste Acceptance Criteria
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