Geotechnical Perspectives on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

Conference · Thu Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:9511

Francke, Chris T; Hansen, Frank D; Knowles, M Kathyn; Patchet, Stanley J; Rempe, Norbert T

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is the first nuclear waste repository certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Success in regulatory compliance resulted from an excellent natural setting for such a repository, a facility with multiple, redundant safety systems, and from a rigorous, transparent scientific and technical evaluation. The WIPP story, which has evolved over the past 25 years, has generated a library of publications and analyses. Details of the multifaceted program are contained in the cited references. Selected geotechnical highlights prove the eminent suitability of the WIPP to serve its congressionally mandated purpose.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 9511
• Report Number(s): SAND99-0618C; TRN: US0103142
• Resource Relation: Conference: International Workshop on the Rock Mechanics of Nuclear Waste Repositories, Vail, CO (US), 06/05/1999--06/06/1999; Other Information: PBD: 5 Aug 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
COMPLIANCE
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
ROCK MECHANICS
WIPP
GEOLOGY