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A shipment of contact-handled transuranic waste arrives at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

A shipment of contact-handled transuranic waste arrives at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) safely disposes of the nation’s defense-related transuranic radioactive waste. Located in the Chihuahuan Desert, outside Carlsbad, N.M., WIPP began disposal operations in March 1999. WIPP is a U.S. Department of Energy facility. Analytical results and interpretations from the WIPP-EM are published by CEMRC to inform the public and particularly the environmental science community.
To learn more about Carlsbad Environmental Research & Monitoring Center (CEMRC) and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) click here.

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Published: September 20, 2011 Updated: June 29, 2012 Permalink