As part of public outreach to communities in its transportation corridors, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant recently held a road show for upcoming shipments of transuranic radioactive waste from the Hanford Site in Washington state to the WIPP underground repository in New Mexico. August 25, 2026
Sustainable purchasing of electronics helps reduce waste and conserve natural resources, lowering the impact of technology. August 11, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management will resume shipping remote-handled transuranic waste drums from the Savannah River Site to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico for permanent disposal. July 28, 2026
Two mine rescue teams with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant won first and third place in the recent 41st Southeastern Regional Mine Rescue Competition. July 14, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management awarded a non-competitive financial assistance grant to the New Mexico Environmental Department Oversight Bureau.
Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management Tim Walsh recently viewed cleanup progress and safety improvements at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. May 19, 2026
The Idaho Cleanup Project has completed two shipments of a Los Alamos National Laboratory glovebox to disposal facilities, underscoring the ICP’s critical role in addressing complex waste streams across the U.S. Department of Energy complex. May 19, 2026
The Idaho Cleanup Project has successfully resumed shipments of remote-handled transuranic waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, New Mexico, for permanent disposal for the first time since 2014. May 12, 2026
A new fixture for loading and unloading transuranic waste shipping containers will be used across the U.S. Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup complex after employees of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico visited the Savannah River Site to test the equipment. April 14, 2026
Over the past 43 years, Tommy Cash has accumulated more than 3.5 million safe miles as a professional truck driver, a distance comparable to more than seven round trips to the moon. March 10, 2026