Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

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The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is a deep geological repository in New Mexico designed for the long-term disposal of transuranic radioactive waste from U.S. nuclear weapons production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deep geological repository ⓘ
nuclear waste facility ⓘ
radioactive waste repository ⓘ
authorizationLaw U.S. Nuclear Waste Policy Act ⓘ
barrierType engineered barriers ⓘ
geologic barriers ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1981 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
depthBelowSurface approximately 2,150 feet ⓘ
approximately 650 meters ⓘ
designedOperatingLife at least 35 years ⓘ
through mid-21st century ⓘ
distanceFromCarlsbad about 26 miles ⓘ
doesNotAccept high-level radioactive waste ⓘ
spent nuclear fuel ⓘ
firstWasteReceiptDate March 1999 ⓘ
geologicAge Permian ⓘ
geologicalMedium bedded salt formation ⓘ
hostRock halite ⓘ
locatedIn Delaware Basin ⓘ
Eddy County, New Mexico ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Permian Basin ⓘ
locatedNear Carlsbad, New Mexico ⓘ
longTermPerformanceAssessmentHorizon 10,000 years ⓘ
notableAccident 2014 underground radiological release ⓘ
2014 underground salt truck fire ⓘ
operatedBy United States Department of Energy ⓘ
ownedBy United States Department of Energy ⓘ
primaryWasteSource U.S. Department of Energy defense sites ⓘ
U.S. nuclear weapons production complex ⓘ
purpose disposal of transuranic radioactive waste ⓘ
long-term isolation of defense-related nuclear waste ⓘ
regulator New Mexico Environment Department ⓘ
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
reopened January 2017 ⓘ
repositoryLayout underground rooms and panels ⓘ
safetyConcept deep geological isolation ⓘ
multiple barrier system ⓘ
safetyFeature self-sealing salt formation ⓘ
shutdownPeriod 2014–2017 ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
transportMode RH-72B shipping casks ⓘ
TRUPACT-II shipping casks ⓘ
truck ⓘ
wasteOrigin defense-related activities only ⓘ
wastePackaging drums and containers ⓘ
wasteTypeAccepted contact-handled transuranic waste ⓘ
defense-related transuranic waste ⓘ
remote-handled transuranic waste ⓘ

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United States nuclear weapons complex → includesFacility → Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ⓘ
Carlsbad, New Mexico → hosts → Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ⓘ
subject linked to: Carlsbad
Carlsbad, New Mexico → nearbyFacility → Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ⓘ
TRUPACT-II shipping casks → associatedWithFacility → Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ⓘ
TRUPACT-II shipping casks → usedBy → WIPP transportation program ⓘ
linked to: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
southeastern New Mexico → hasFederalFacility → Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ⓘ