Energy & environment · 18/11/2010
EPA Recertifies WIPP Compliance with Nuclear Waste Disposal Regulations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recertified the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), for compliance with the Environmental Standards for the Management and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level and Transuranic (TRU) Radioactive Waste, following a review of the facility's operations.