Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

P.O. Box 2078
Carlsbad, NM 88221
Tel: (505) 234-7524 Fax: (505) 234-7004

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is designed to permanently dispose of defense-generated transuranic radioactive waste left from the research and production of nuclear weapons. Located 26 miles southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico, project facilities include disposal rooms excavated in an ancient, stable salt formation 2,100 feet underground. Waste disposal operations began at WIPP on March 26, 1999. For more information, call 1-800-336-9477. Website: www.wipp.carlsbad.nm.us.

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