Through an interagency agreement, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Carlsbad Field Office has transferred three large-platform lithium-ion batteries from its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Pittsburgh Mine Research Division for a first-of-a-kind study to develop real world knowledge of the nature and risks of large-scale battery fires.
First Senate-confirmed EM leader in more than six years
As Tommy Cash marks more than 3.6 million safe miles as a professional truck driver over the past 43 years, his extraordinary career as a Waste Isolation Pilot Plant team member is drawing national recognition in 2026 — again.
National Cleanup Workshop Video
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management headquarters and field site officials joined Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and EM Los Alamos Field Office contractor leadership, a New Mexico Environment Department representative and Los Alamos County councilor for a National Cleanup Workshop panel titled, “All Roads Lead to WIPP: The Importance of Disposal to Cleanup.”
The Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office and Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos LLC have completed a record number of transuranic waste shipments under the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract.
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