This Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (BECR) documents U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) compliance with environmental regulations applicable to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility, a facility designed and authorized for the safe disposal of transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste. These documents are related to the 2010-2012 Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (BECR).
View the federal register notice announcing compliance.
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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (October 2012) (PDF)(671 pp, 2 MB)
This Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (BECR) documents United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) compliance with environmental regulations applicable to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility, a facility designed and authorized for the safe disposal of transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste.
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Letter from EPA to DOE stating that the WIPP facility was in compliance from 2010-2012 (PDF)(3 pp, 249 K)
This letter states that the WIPP was in compliance from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012.