Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Inspections
The tables below provide the status of EPA-approved contact-handledA legal definition from the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act. Transuranic waste whose radioactive dose rate is less than or equal to 200 mrem per hour. Workers may directly handle drums of this waste. and remote-handledA legal definition from the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act. Transuranic waste whose radioactive dose rate is 200 mrem per hour or greater. Drums of this waste are handled with special equipment. waste characterization (WC) activities at DOE’s transuranicElements with atomic numbers higher than uranium (92). For example, plutonium and americium are transuranics. (TRU) waste generator sites, as well as TRU waste types approved for WIPP disposal. Also included is the table for EPA’s quality assurance (QA) audits. EPA reports listed in these tables are linked to their applicable dockets on www.regulations.gov. To access more recent WC and QA inspection reports and audits (post-2020), please refer to our general/legacy WIPP electronic docket. If you are still having trouble finding a specific report, send email to radiation.questions@epa.gov.
Status of Current Waste Characterization & Quality Assurance Site Inspections
| Site | CH/RH/Both | Type | Other descriptor | AK | NDA/DTC | VE/RTR | Date of Report | Link Regs.gov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | LOT 8C | ID-ANLW-W269-RH | 2018-04-01 | |||
| ORNL-CCP | RH | Baseline | 2009-02-03 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0820-0004 | ||||
| ORNL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | SETF Waste | OR-REDC-RH-HET | 2009-11-16 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0377 | ||
| ORNL-CCP | RH | Unannounced | 2009-11-23 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0378 | ||||
| ORNL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Pre-SETF Waste | OR-REDC-RH-HET | 2010-04-21 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0363 | ||
| ORNL-CCP | RH | Continued Compliance | 2014-06-18 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0380 | ||||
| ORNL-CCP | RH | Continued Compliance | 2017-06-14 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0470 | ||||
| ORNL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | 4 Sub-populations of waste | OR-REDC-RH-HET | Neutron DTC | 2017-07-21 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0471 | |
| ORNL-CCP | RH | Continued Compliance | 2018-05-09 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0478 | ||||
| ORNL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Bldg 7930 Post -2014 REDC waste | OR-REDC-RH-HET | 2018-09-26 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0480 | ||
| ORNL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | OR-CHEM-RH-HET | 2019-07-08 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0487 | |||
| SRS-CCP | RH | Baseline | 2012-04-01 | |||||
| SRS-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Waste Stream SR-RH-235F.01 | SR-RH-235F.01 | 2013-02-11 | |||
| SRS-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Waste Stream SR-RH-221H.01 | SR-RH-221H.01 | 2013-08-20 | |||
| SRS-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Waste Stream SR-RH-SDD.01 | SR-RH-SDD.01 | 2014-05-22 | |||
| SRS-CCP | RH | Continued Compliance | 2014 | 2015-02-23 | ||||
| SRS-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Single Drum BC0152 | 2014-12-31 | ||||
| SRS-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Waste Stream SR-RH-MNDPAD1.01 | SR-RH-MNDPAD1.01 | 2016-06-15 | |||
| SRS-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Waste Stream SR-RH-773A.01 | SR-RH-773A.01 | 2016-06-05 | |||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Baseline | 2007-06-21 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0326-0004 | ||||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Tier 1 | Range Extension HENC 2 | HENC 2 | 2007-10-28 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0424 | ||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Tier 1 | Range Extension HENC 1 | HENC 1 | 2007-12-07 | |||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Tier 1 | Lead Lined Containers | HENC 2 | 2010-11-10 | |||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Continued Compliance | 2011-02-09 | |||||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Tier 1 | Addition of SuperHENC | SuperHENC | 2011-10-28 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0310 | ||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Tier 1 | Calibration Extension HENC 1 and SuperHENC | HENC 1 and SuperHENC | 2012-08-14 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0304 | ||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Tier 1 | Addition of SCG S3000 (solids) | S3000 Waste | 2012-12-31 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0290 | ||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Tier 1 | Addition of MILCC | MILCC | 2013-07-22 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0352 | ||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Baseline | Enahnced AK Process | Enhanced AK | 2017-10-04 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0231-0003 | ||
| LANL-CCP | CH | Tier 1 | NDA and NDE at TA 54 | HENC2, MILCC1, SuperHENC | HERTR | 2017-10-13 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0472 | |
| LANL-CCP | CH | Tier 1 | Addition of MILCC3 (TA 55) | MILCC3 | 2018-11-08 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0482 | ||
| INL-CCP | RH | Baseline | 2007-01-12 | |||||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | WWIS Approval for RH | 2007-01-17 | ||||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | VE for RH | VE | 2007-01-25 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | RTR for RH | RTR | 2007-02-12 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | K-Cell Waste | K-Cell | 2008-01-01 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | High Range Gamma Probe | DTC | 2008-04-11 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | VE Technique for RH | VE | 2009-09-22 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of waste (debris) streams | ID-ANLE-S5000, ID-HFEF-S5400-RH | 2010-02-01 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of waste stream | ID-MFC-S5400-RH | 2010-06-08 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of waste stream | ID-INTEC-S5400-RH | 2010-08-17 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of Lot 1B | ID-HFEF-S5400-RH | 2010-08-23 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of waste stream | IN-ID-NRF-153 | 2010-11-01 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of waste stream | ID-RTC-S3000 | 2010-11-01 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Continued Compliance | 2010 | 2011-03-16 | ||||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of Lot 4A | ID-HFEF-S5400-RH | 2011-03-23 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of waste stream | IN-ID-NRF-SPC | 2012-03-12 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of Lot 2 | ID-ANLE-S5000 | 2012-07-25 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Continued Compliance | 2013 | 2013-07-16 | ||||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of waste stream | ID-EBR-S5000 | 2014-04-16 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of Lot 5C | ID-HFEF-S5400-RH | 2014-07-15 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of waste stream | ID-MFC-SOLID-RH | 2014-09-10 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Continued Compliance | 2014 | 2014-07-15 | ||||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Addition of Lot 3 | IN-ID-BTO-030 | 2014-11-10 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Approval of Lot 8B | ID-TRA-W345-RH | 2014-11-05 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Approval of R3 Liner of Lot 5C | ID-HFEF-S5400-RH | 2015-09-08 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Approval of Lot 8C | ID-ANLW-W269-RH | 2015-11-10 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Approval of Lot 8A | ID-RF-S5300-RH, ID-RF-S5100-RH | 2015-11-13 | |||
| INL-CCP | RH | Tier 1 | Approval of Lots 6 and 7 | ID-HFEF-S5000-RP, ID-HFEF-S3000-RP | 2018-01-10 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0473 | ||
| AMWTP | CH | Baseline | 2006 | Compacted waste | Multiple | VE and RTR | 2006-10-03 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0597-0002 |
| AMWTP | CH | Tier 1 | Addition of 4 streams to BN510 supercompacted debris waste | BN510 | 2010-06-10 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0361 | ||
| AMWTP | CH | Unannounced | 2011 | 2011-03-16 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0329 | |||
| AMWTP | CH | Tier 1 | Addition of ANLE and MFC Waste | Debris and Solids | 2013-01-29 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0401 | ||
| AMWTP | CH | Continued Compliance | 2013 | 2013-04-25 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0399 | |||
| AMWTP | CH | Tier 1 | SDA Debris and Solids | Debris and Solids | 2013-07-09 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0354 | ||
| AMWTP | CH | Tier 1 | LANL Debris Waste to BN510 | BN510 | 2013-09-16 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0346 | ||
| AMWTP | CH | Tier 1 | INL Debris and Solids | Debris and Solids | 2014-02-11 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0396 | ||
| AMWTP | CH | Tier 1 | New NDA system (RBAS) | RBAS | 2015-10-19 | |||
| AMWTP | CH | Continued Compliance | 2015 | 2016-04-04 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0012-0466 | |||
| AMWTP | CH | Baseline | Enahnced AK Process | Enhanced AK | 2018-05-04 | EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0650-0004 |