Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Waste_Isolation_Pilot_Plant

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	deep geological repository
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:WIPP
gptkbp:city	Carlsbad
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	1980
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedFor	long-term storage
gptkbp:features	salt self-sealing properties
gptkbp:featureType	salt bed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
gptkbp:latitude	32.3708
gptkbp:location	gptkb:southeastern_New_Mexico
gptkbp:longitude	-103.7836
gptkbp:maximumDepth	about 655 meters underground
gptkbp:mission	safe disposal of radioactive waste
gptkbp:near	gptkb:Carlsbad,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:notableEvent	2014 radiation leak
gptkbp:numberOfLocations	transuranic radioactive waste
gptkbp:opened	1999
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:owner	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:New_Mexico_Environment_Department gptkb:U.S._Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:reopened	2017
gptkbp:repository	underground geological repository
gptkbp:repositoryDepth	2150 feet
gptkbp:repositoryDesignLife	10,000 years
gptkbp:repositoryMaterial	Permian-age salt formation
gptkbp:repositoryPurpose	isolation of radioactive waste from biosphere
gptkbp:repositoryStatus	operational
gptkbp:state	gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:wasteForm	personal protective equipment chemical solutions filters soils sunglasses resins equipment parts other materials contaminated with radioactive elements contaminated tools, rags, debris, soils sludges
gptkbp:wasteLimit	up to 175,000 cubic meters
gptkbp:wasteType	U.S. nuclear weapons program defense-related transuranic waste
gptkbp:website	https://wipp.energy.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy_Office_of_Environmental_Management
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6