WIPP

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

A deep geological repository for transuranic radioactive waste in Eddy County, New Mexico.

• Wikipedia Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Isolation_Pilot_Plant

• Fact Sheet https://nuclearactive.org/docs/wippfacts.html

• Fact Sheet https://nukewatch.org/oldsite/facts/nwd/WIPPFactSheet.pdf

• Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Needs to Improve Contractor Oversight at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107333

• FAQ on WIPP from New Mexico’s Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (even more info on the right side menu) https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/wipp-transportation-safety-program/frequently-asked-questions-about-wipp/

• The Trump Administration Pushed Out Nearly Half of Its Nuclear Waste Cleanup Team https://www.notus.org/climate-environment/trump-administration-nuclear-waste-cleanup-team-staff

• May 2026 GAO Report: NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP DOE Shortages in Mission-Critical Positions Have Continued to Increase https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-26-108674.pdf

• DOGE Shenanigans in 2025 https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/wipp-in-carlsbad-under-doge-cuts/

• WIPP was supposed to close in 2024 https://sourcenm.com/2022/08/08/nms-nuclear-waste-site-could-be-open-forever-despite-2024-closure-date-advocate-warns/