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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (2020 DOE transition): Difference between revisions
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A number of infrastructure projects are needed at WIPP to maintain safety and ensure the facility is available to support DOE missions for the next 30 years. Two key projects underway are the new Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System and the new Utility Shaft. | A number of infrastructure projects are needed at WIPP to maintain safety and ensure the facility is available to support DOE missions for the next 30 years. Two key projects underway are the new Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System and the new Utility Shaft. | ||
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced plans to utilize WIPP to dispose of up to 7.1 metric tons (MT) of non- pit plutonium as TRU waste. This material is downblended with materials at the Savannah River Site (SRS) that allows the shipments to meet WIPP’s waste acceptance criteria . | The [[National Nuclear Security Administration]] (NNSA) has announced plans to utilize WIPP to dispose of up to 7.1 metric tons (MT) of non- pit plutonium as TRU waste. This material is downblended with materials at the [[Savannah River Site]] (SRS) that allows the shipments to meet WIPP’s waste acceptance criteria . | ||
DOE is analyzing options for safely removing Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) TRU waste in temporary storage from the Waste Control Specialists, LLC (WCS) facility near Andrews, Texas. EM is working closely with key state and regulatory officials and WCS. At all times the safety of workers, the public and the environment remain DOE’s overriding priority. In the interim, the waste continues to be stored in a safe configuration at WCS. | DOE is analyzing options for safely removing [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] (LANL) TRU waste in temporary storage from the Waste Control Specialists, LLC (WCS) facility near Andrews, Texas. EM is working closely with key state and regulatory officials and WCS. At all times the safety of workers, the public and the environment remain DOE’s overriding priority. In the interim, the waste continues to be stored in a safe configuration at WCS. | ||
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Currently, due to COVID-19, WIPP receives up to approximately 5 shipments of TRU waste per week. Pre-COVID-19, WIPP was receiving up to 10 shipments per week. | Currently, due to COVID-19, WIPP receives up to approximately 5 shipments of TRU waste per week. Pre-COVID-19, WIPP was receiving up to 10 shipments per week. | ||
FY 2021 shipments are expected to come from the Idaho National Laboratory, LANL, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, SRS, the Sandia National Laboratories, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and the WCS facility in Andrews, Texas. | FY 2021 shipments are expected to come from the [[Idaho National Laboratory]], [[LANL]], the [[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]], SRS, the [[Sandia National Laboratories]], the [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] (LLNL), and the WCS facility in Andrews, Texas. | ||
A significant issue at WIPP continues to be underground air quality due to lower than normal air flow and diesel equipment exhaust. Mitigating measures underway include use of battery-electric vehicles, as well as booster fans. | A significant issue at WIPP continues to be underground air quality due to lower than normal air flow and diesel equipment exhaust. Mitigating measures underway include use of battery-electric vehicles, as well as booster fans. | ||