
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has achieved a significant milestone by completing construction of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) facility — a new, state-of-the-art, large-scale ventilation system at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).

Workers at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) completed a lengthy checklist of projects ahead of schedule during the facility’s recent annual maintenance period.

Crews at the Hanford Site received five truckloads of specialized equipment that will double Hanford’s capability to certify containers of transuranic waste to meet requirements for shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico for disposal.

A critical piece of underground infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is about to get a makeover.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to notify interested parties and prospective offerors that DOE wishes to enter into a realty agreement for carbon-pollution-free electricity (CFE) projects at the Department’s Office of Environmental Management Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Site.

EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) reached a major milestone last week — 25 years of operations at the nation’s only deep, underground geological repository for disposal of defense-generated transuranic (TRU) nuclear waste.

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently held its first-ever DOE Regional Science Bowl, joining what has become a yearly tradition across the complex for EM sites such as Savannah River, Portsmouth and Paducah.

A perfect fit for this year’s Waste Management Symposia theme, “Proud of our Past, Poised for the Future,” this panel focused on the past 50 years of environmental remediation and engaged with the audience on challenges and opportunities as cleanup progress continues.

DOE today issued a request for information (RFI) to identify industry partners interested in developing commercial clean energy projects on DOE land in southeast New Mexico. DOE is considering leasing land located at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site.

During the calendar year of 2023, the team at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant had its best shipment performance in 10 years, continuing the cleanup of sites in New Mexico and across the country.