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$15M elevator repairs at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nuclear repository starting in July
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA $15 million project to rebuild part of an elevator at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant used to move...
Nuclear waste disposal permit issued for New Mexico site, WIPP to get bigger in November
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA day after a permit for nuclear disposal in southeast New Mexico was issued, workers at the Waste...
Feds ramp up project sending nuke weapons waste from South Carolina to site near Carlsbad
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA controversial project to dispose of surplus, weapons-grade plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot...
WIPP marks 25 years of operation in southeast New Mexico
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant began disposing of nuclear waste in New Mexico on March 26, 1999....
The WIPP facility near Carlsbad will mine new space to dispose of nuclear waste
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMore space is coming to dispose of nuclear waste at a Carlsbad-area facility where the materials...
It's been a decade since the radiological release at WIPP. Here's what has happened since then.
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA drum of nuclear waste ruptured 10 years ago in the underground of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...
Aging infrastructure could pose risks at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nuclear waste site
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAn elevator used to move mined salt out of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant drew concerns from...
489 shipments of nuclear waste made its way to WIPP in 2023, breaking previous records
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMore nuclear waste was disposed of last year at a repository near Carlsbad than any other year since...
Thank you for your support of WIPP. It has been a privilege.
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is a tremendous asset to southeastern New Mexico and to the nation,...
Nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad staying open longer than estimated, officials say
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOfficials at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad reinforced their...