DOE Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Disposal of Greater-Than-Class C Waste
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluates the potential environmental impacts
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DOE Issues Request for Information for Potential WIPP Transportation Services Procurement
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) has issued a Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI) seeking
Read moreGround Control Progress Continues at WIPP
Underground Operations Personnel at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) have made significant progress since resuming ground control operations just
Read moreDeputy Secretary Sherwood-Randall Visits WIPP – Surveys Recovery Progress, Supports Stakeholders and Employees
Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Deputy Secretary of Energy, visited DOE’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) on Tuesday for a firsthand look
Read moreSavannah River Site Achieves Transuranic Waste Disposition Goal in 2013
EM and the Savannah River Site management and operations contractor complete ARRA goal to prepare 5,000 cubic meters of legacy TRU waste for shipment and disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. EM and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions also remediated nearly all 200 cubic meters of a difficult waste and repackaged it for certification and shipment.
Read moreWIPP Receives Highest Recognition for Environmental Excellence
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) was recognized by the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) with Green Zia Environmental Leadership Program (GZELP) Gold Level membership for excellence.
Read moreDOE Announces Preference for Disposal of Hanford Transuranic Tank Waste at WIPP
Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its preferred alternative to retrieve, treat, package, characterize and certify certain Hanford tank waste for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico, if such waste is properly classified in the future as defense-related mixed transuranic tank waste (mixed TRU waste).
Read moreWaste Isolation Pilot Plant Typifies Optimizing Resources to Maximize Results
EM Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) Manager Joe Franco, right, presents a memento to EM Senior Advisor Dave Huizenga at the February 2013 Waste Management Conference in Phoenix presented by WM Symposia.
Read more“Tru” Success: SRS Recovery Act Prepares to Complete Shipment of More Than 5,000 Cubic Meters of Nuclear Waste to WIPP
The DOE site in Aiken, S.C., is safely, steadily, and cost-effectively making progress to analyze, measure, and then carefully cleanup or dispose of legacy transuranic (TRU) waste remaining at SRS after the lengthy nuclear arms race.
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Builds on Success to Accelerate TRU Waste Shipping
Building on the success of the first year of an accelerated waste shipping campaign, Los Alamos National Laboratory will use a data-driven approach to more than double the amount of waste shipped to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in 2013.
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