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WIPP Current Waste Site Status Summaries

Below is a current listing of DOE’s waste generator sites and their waste characterization approval status in relation to WIPP. These tables are updated as new information is available.

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    Abbreviation Term/Facility
    AMWTP Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (Idaho Falls, ID)
    ANL-E Argonne National Laboratory-East (Argonne, IL)
    BAPL Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory (West Mifflin, PA)
    CBFO Carlsbad Field Office
    CO Carlsbad Office
    CTAC Carlsbad Field Office Technical Assistance Contract
    CCP Central Characterization Program
    INL Idaho National Laboratory (Idaho Falls, ID)
    LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM)
    LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA)
    NTS Nevada Test Site (Las Vegas, NV)
    NWP Nuclear Waste Partnership
    ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN)
    RFETS Rocky Flats National Laboratory (Denver, CO)
    SNL Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM)
    SRS Savannah River Site (Savannah, SC)
  • WIPP Contact-handled (CH) Waste Site Status (pdf) (39.74 KB)
    Summary of CH approval status by WIPP waste characterization site.
  • Remote-handled (RH) Waste Site Status (pdf) (36.95 KB)
    Summary of RH approval status by WIPP waste characterization site.

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Last updated on April 21, 2025
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