Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 2001 Site Environmental Report

Technical Report · Fri Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/813477· OSTI ID:813477

Westinghouse TRU Solutions, Inc.

The United States (U.S.) Department of Energy's (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) and Westinghouse TRU Solutions LLC (WTS) are dedicated to maintaining high quality management of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) environmental resources. DOE Order 5400.1, General Environmental Protection Program, and DOE Order 231.1, Environmental, Safety, and Health Reporting, require that the environment at and near DOE facilities be monitored to ensure the safety and health of the public and the environment. This Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 2001 Site Environmental Report summarizes environmental data from calendar year (CY) 2001 that characterize environmental management performance and demonstrate compliance with federal and state regulations. This report was prepared in accordance with DOE Order 5400.1, DOE Order 231.1, the Environmental Regulatory Guide for Radiological Effluent Monitoring and Environmental Surveillance (DOE/EH- 0173T), and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Environmental Protection Implementation Plan (DOE/WIPP 96-2199). The above Orders and guidance documents require that DOE facilities submit an annual site environmental report to DOE Headquarters, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health; and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED). The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive description of operational environmental monitoring activities, to provide an abstract of environmental activities conducted to characterize site environmental management performance to confirm compliance with environmental standards and requirements, and to highlight significant programs and efforts of environmental merit at WIPP during CY 2001. WIPP received its first shipment of waste on March 26, 1999. In 2001, no evidence was found of any adverse effects from WIPP on the surrounding environment.

• Research Organization: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, NM (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (NE) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-01AL66444
• OSTI ID: 813477
• Report Number(s): DOE/WIPP-02-2225; TRN: US0304870
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 20 Sep 2002
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CALENDARS
COMPLIANCE
IMPLEMENTATION
MANAGEMENT
MONITORING
NEW MEXICO
PERFORMANCE
REGULATIONS
REGULATORY GUIDES
SAFETY
WASTES
WIPP
ANNUAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORT
TRANSURANIC
DISPOSAL
WASTE
DOE
CBFO
ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY
TRU
ORDER