The Department of Energy’s Carlsbad Field Office in New Mexico and the prime contractor for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant will hold the next town-hall-style public meeting at the end of July.
The hybrid meeting will provide an update on disposal of defense-related transuranic waste and related issues at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), according to an email notice from DOE and Bechtel-led Salado Isolation Mining Contractors.
The session will take place at the Skeen-Whitlock Building Auditorium, 4021 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, N.M., at 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time on July 30. Following the presentations, an open house will follow to allow stakeholders to meet with WIPP managers individually, according to the press release.
A Zoom link is available for virtual participation. The 10-year state permit that took effect in November 2023 calls upon WIPP managers to conduct such public outreach meetings on a regular basis.
Work crews at WIPP recently completed construction of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System.
