Fact Sheets

General     |     Transportation     |     Disposal

General

Why WIPP?    

The Remote-Handled Transuranic  
Waste Program

Radiation    

What is Plutonium?

How Will Future Generations Be Warned?    

Joint Information Center (JIC)    

Carlsbad Field Office and its Mission

Waste to be Consolidated at Idaho Site Before
Shipment to WIPP

WIPP Chronology    

Transportation                         Back to top

WIPP Transportation System    

WIPP Waste Shipments Tracked    
By Satellite    

Emergency Response Training Along the WIPP Routes

Enhanced Driver Requirements for WIPP Shipments

Transuranic Waste Shipping Containers

Waste to be Consolidated at Idaho Site Before
Shipment to WIPP

Disposal                                      Back to top

Why Salt Was Selected as a Disposal Medium

Step-by-Step Guide for Waste Handling at WIPP

Other publications
of interest

Radiation and Radioactive Materials
A guide to radiation and radioactive materials published by the Law Enforcement Technology Support Center at the DOE's Savannah River Technology Center with funding from the National Institute of Justice.