2011 News Releases
December 21
WIPP Receives First Remote-Handled Waste Shipment From Sandia Labs
December 13
Carlsbad Field Office Recognized by New Mexico and DOE for Environmental Excellence at WIPP
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November 10
Carlsbad Field Office Manager Selected
November 9
WIPP Receives Top Safety Award
November 9
Photos of New WIPP Transportation Exhibit's Debut at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History
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November 2
New WIPP Transportation Exhibit Opens at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
October 27
10,000th Shipment Celebrated at WIPP
October 6
DOE Achieves Second TRU Waste Cleanup Goal in Two Weeks
September 28
DOE Announces Major Cold War Legacy Waste Cleanup Milestone
September 23
DOE Completes TRU Waste Cleanup at Bettis
September 15
DOE Hosts German Energy Official, Signs MOU to Share WIPP Information
August 30
WIPP, Carlsbad Host Department of State Conference
August 29
First TRUPACT-III Shipment Arrives Safely at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
August 15
DOE Completes Disposal Operations in Panel 5 of the WIPP Underground
August 2
WIPP Uses Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Nuclear Waste Footprint
July 13
WIPP Opens the Door to Energy Exploration for Middle School Science Programs
July 1
DOE Completes Cleanup at New York, California Sites
June 30
DOE Awards Non-Competitive Financial Assistance to the Western Governors' Association and the State of New Mexico
June 14
CBFO Names Randy Unger Director of Quality Assurance
June 3
WIPP Takes International Approach
May 18
Low Background Radiation Experiment Yields Interesting Preliminary Results
April 22
Greater-Than-Class C Low-Level Radioactive
Waste Hearings Set
April 1
DOE Issues Draft Request for Proposals Seeking Contractor to Manage, Operate Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
March 30
DOE Seeks Trucking Services for Transuranic Waste Shipments
March 28
WIPP Marks 12 Years of Operations
March 3
WIPP Monitoring Program Ensures Worker Safety
January 11
Reconstruction of WIPP South Access Road Complete
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