scholarly journals Potential microbial impact on transuranic wastes under conditions expected in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Progress report, March 15-June 15, 1979

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Barnhart ◽  
E Campbell ◽  
E Martinez ◽  
D Caldwell ◽  
R Hallett
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ◽  
Transuranic Wastes

Independent Technical Oversight of WIPP: An Operating Repository

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
James K. Channell ◽  
Matthew K. Silva
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
The United States ◽  
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ◽  
Environmental Evaluation ◽  
Geological Repository ◽  
Evaluation Group ◽  
Transuranic Wastes

Abstract The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a geological repository for the disposal of transuranic wastes from the United States defense programs, began disposing of waste in March 1999. The experience of the Environmental Evaluation Group (EEG) indicates that a technical oversight group that focuses on objective technical evaluations can add credibility to a nuclear repository project. The group can also have an effect on a variety of design, regulatory, and operational details of the project.

Cleaning Up the Legacy: Opening and Operating the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne K. Smith ◽  
Kathleen K. Clodfelter
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Plant ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ◽  
Term Operation ◽  
Disposal Option ◽  
Environmentally Sound ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Transuranic Wastes

Abstract In 1957, the National Academy of Sciences concluded that the most promising disposal option for radioactive wastes was burial in deep geologic repositories situated in salt formations. In 1981, after decades of study, the United States initiated construction of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) at a desert site 41.6 km (26 miles) southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico. This paper provides an overview of the history and the regulatory and public process to permit a repository for disposal of transuranic wastes. In addition, the process to ensure its long-term operation in a safe and environmentally sound manner will also be discussed.

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