AMWTP Adapted to Difficult Waste Types, Unusual Containers
Robotic Arms, Supercompactor Slice and Squash Challenging Waste
Work at AMWTP Continues After Waste Treatment Mission
Planning Underway for Eventual AMWTP Closure
EM crews safely and compliantly sent the 500th shipment of transuranic (TRU) waste from the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site.
An EM employee who has worked at DOE for more than three decades was recently honored for his long-term contributions.
EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) marked a second major transportation milestone this summer after its drivers exceeded 15 million safe miles.
For some residents of southeastern New Mexico, 20 years is too long ago to remember.
Following is a timeline of significant events at EM's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant since the facility's grand opening in 1999:
Randy Anderson has logged more than four million miles in a professional driving career that began in 1967, when he was fresh out of high school.