On August 30, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provided a proposed planned change request that will relocate Panels 9 and 10 from the main north-south access drifts to south of the existing Panels 4 and 5 in the WIPP repository. Complete details of the repository reconfiguration planned change request (including an overview presentation provided at an August 2011 technical meeting) are below.
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Letter from DOE to EPA regarding the planned change request for repository reconfiguration (PDF)(2 pp, 260 K,
August 30, 2011)
This letter and its enclosures provide the DOE WIPP repository reconfiguration planned change request.
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Enclosure 1 (from DOE letter dated 8/30/11) - Planned Change Request for Repository Reconfiguration (PDF)(14 pp, 875 K,
August 30, 2011)
This document provides information about the planned change request for repository reconfiguration.
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Enclosure 2 (from DOE letter dated 8/30/11) - Summary Report for the AP-151 (PC3R) Performance Assessment: Revision 1 (PDF)(59 pp, 2 MB,
August 30, 2011)
This document provides information about the planned change request for repository reconfiguration.
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Presentation: Status of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Repository Reconfiguration Planned Change Request (PDF)(12 pp, 746 K,
August 30, 2011)
This overview was presented at an August 2011 technical meeting.