Session 018 - Panel: US DOE WIPP: Lessons Learned and Return to Operations Following 2014 Operational Incidents
| Session Co-Chairs: |
Philip Breidenbach (USA) Todd Shrader (USA) |
| Lead Organizer: |
Robert Jubin (USA) |
| Add'l Organizer(s): |
J.R. Stroble (USA) |
| Panel Reporter: |
Robert Jubin (USA) |
The panel described the major changes that have been made in DOE and the WIPP M&O Contractor, NWP in response to the 2014 Accident Investigation Board Reports. Changes described included the new DOE Carlsbad Field Office organization, the National TRU Program, WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria, WIPP Documented Safety Analysis, the uniqueness of WIPP as both a DOE nuclear facility and a salt mine, WIPP Operation Readiness Reviews and the future of WIPP and the National TRU Program. Included in the discussions were near-term projections of shipments of TRU waste to WIPP.
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Panelists with presentations: |
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National TRU Program and WIPP WAC |
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WIPP Facility Uniqueness |
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Reopening WIPP |
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WIPP Looking Forward Waste Management 2017 |
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