USDOE Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
PO Box 2078 Carlsbad, NM 88220 USA |
Booth #: 245-247
Contact: Bill Whiting V: 505-234-7230 F: 505-234-7004 E-mail: Johns@wipp.carlsbad.nm.us Web: http://www.wipp.carlsbad.nm.us |
A conerstone of the U.S. Department of Energy's national clean-up strategy, the WIPP is designed to permanently dispose of transuranic waste generated by defense-relocated activities. Located in southeastern New Mexico, 26 miles east of Carlsbad, project facilities include disposal rooms excavated 2,150 feet underground in an ancient, stable salt formation.