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Agreement facilitates WIPP permit renewal : Waste & Recycling

The New Mexico Environment Department, the US Department of Energy and Salado Isolation Mining Contractors have negotiated a settlement agreement with multiple parties that requested a hearing and opposed the draft ten-year renewal permit for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

New Mexico Waste Isolation Pilot Plant permit moves forward after settlement agreement

After facing opposition over plans to renew the permit that would allow storage operations to continue, the New Mexico Environment Department, U.S. Department of Energy, and Salado Isolation Mining Contractors LLC have agreed to modify the conditions of the permit to have "greater regulatory oversight" and to "improve safeguards," according to the Environment Department.

DOE-EM Senior Advisor William 'Ike' White Fields Questions On LANL Cleanup, WIPP And More At Santa Fe Town Hall – Los Alamos Reporter

DOE-EM Senior Advisor William 'Ike' White, left, and NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby at the April 4 town hall in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O'Neill/losalamosreporter.com BY MAIRE O'NEILLmaire@losalamosreporter.com William “Ike” White, Senior Advisor to the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM), joined National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Jill Hruby for a hybrid…

Public Shares Thoughts On WIPP, Nuclear Pit Production With NNSA & DOE EM Officials At Santa Fe Town Hall

More scrutiny of WIPP unwarranted

Carlsbad continues to proudly support WIPP and its mission

We strongly support continuing to put the facility to good use.

New Mexico proposes tougher rules for nuclear waste site near Carlsbad

The state proposed prioritizing nuclear waste held at Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico, where the DOE develops nuclear weapons.

New Mexico proposes tougher rules for nuclear waste site near Carlsbad

The state proposed prioritizing nuclear waste held at Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico, where the DOE develops nuclear weapons.

Nuclear waste oversight in New Mexico gets $12M from feds

Nuclear waste, made up of clothing materials and equipment irradiated during nuclear activities, is trucked to WIPP from sites across the U.S.

Carlsbad plutonium disposal plan draws concern from Gov. Lujan Grisham

Critics of the Carlsbad plutonium proposal argued the plan would transport nuclear waste across New Mexico multiple times.