The mission of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site is to provide permanent, underground disposal of TRU and TRU-mixed wastes (wastes that also have hazardous chemical components). TRU waste consists of clothing, tools, and debris left from the research and production of nuclear weapons. TRU waste is contaminated with small amounts of plutonium and other TRU radioactive elements. Over the next 35 years, WIPP is expected to receive approximately 175,000 cubic meters of waste from various DOE sites.
Enforcement
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Thumb Amputation at the Savannah River SiteAugust 31, 2026 -
Worker Injury Involving a Telehandler Truss Boom at the Translational Research Facility at Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAugust 28, 2026
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Worker Toluene Overexposure at the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Facility near Paducah, KentuckyAugust 28, 2026
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Arc Flash Event at the Los Alamos National LaboratoryAugust 24, 2026
Safety Oversight Reports
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Independent Assessment of the Nuclear Maintenance Management Program at Hanford Site Tank Waste FacilitiesAugust 6, 2026 -
Independent Assessment of the Management of Safety Issues at the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization PlantAugust 6, 2026
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Independent Assessment of the Nuclear Maintenance Management Program at the Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryJuly 7, 2026
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Independent Assessment of Conduct of Operations at the Savannah River Site H-CanyonJuly 7, 2026
Security and Cybersecurity Oversight Reports
Independent Multi-Topic Assessment of Safeguards and Security at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, December 22, 2021
Office of Enterprise Assessments Limited-Scope Assessment of Protective Force Management and Capabilities at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, May 3-5, 2016
Independent Oversight Special Review of the Security of Classified Parts Shipped to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, December 2005