WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT:�Proud History, Strong Future

National Transportation Stakeholders Forum

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June 2024

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Mission

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Our mission is to provide safe and compliant characterization, transportation, and disposal of the United States’ defense transuranic (TRU) waste while protecting workers, the public, and the environment

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WIPP Overview

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Overall Mission Accomplishments

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• 22 sites completed legacy TRU waste cleanup
• 13,972 shipments received
• 16,746,796 loaded �miles traveled

As of June 3, 2024

WIPP TRU Waste Disposal

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• WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (LWA)
• Defense generated transuranic
• Must meet WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria
• WIPP transuranic waste capacity 6.2M ft³
• Current volume capacity filled = 2.6M ft³ (~43%)

Waste Emplacement and Mining Update

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Panel 8, Room 6

• Room 6 filled and airflow barrier in place

Panel 8, Room 5

• Waste emplacement underway

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New Panel 11

• Panel 11 mining began December 2023

Above: Panel 8, Room 7 waste emplacement.�Below: Panel 11 first cut with continuous mining machine.

2024 Waste Emplacement Goals

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Outlook

• Receive and emplace 450 waste shipments
• Minimum of 40 Los Alamos TRU shipments
• Carrier services increased to support �up to 17 shipments per week

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Challenges

• Available shippable inventory
• Maintenance outages �(WIPP and generator sites)

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Above: TRUPACT-II handling.

Below: underground waste emplacement.

Building for the Future: Infrastructure Investments

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• Projects will:
• Reduce maintenance down time
• Improve operational efficiencies
• Increase annual shipping rate
• New Utility Shaft
• Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS)
• General Plant Projects

New Utility Shaft

SSCVS Salt Reduction Building

SSCVS New Filter Building

Re-Investing in Aging Infrastructure

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• Our goal remains to keep WIPP capable �and ready to meet its mission needs
• Much of infrastructure/equipment is �40+ years old
• Requires frequent maintenance
• Difficulty for vendors to service
• Priority List of Projects initiated
• Includes over 100 upgrade projects
• Electrical substations, control systems, utilities upgrades, security systems
• Refurbishing salt loading pocket
• Replacing seismic monitoring system

Above: fire water pump house testing.

Below: radiological monitoring.

WIPP Celebrates Successful 25 Years

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QUESTIONS?