Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System
Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: New Mexico, United States
Source: American Nuclear Society (ANS)
The Department of Energy completed commissioning of a new nearly $500 million large-scale ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, a geologic repository for defense-related transuranic waste in New Mexico. The system includes the Salt Reduction Building and the New Filter Building with fans and HEPA filtration.
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Aerospace & Defense, Nuclear, Waste Processing and Treatment, Commercial, Government
- Location
- New Mexico, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- American Nuclear Society (ANS)
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Description | The Department of Energy completed commissioning of a new nearly $500 million large-scale ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, a geologic repository for defense-related transuranic waste in New Mexico. The system includes the Salt Reduction Building and the New Filter Building with fans and HEPA filtration. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New Mexico |
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Source | American Nuclear Society (ANS) |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Aerospace & Defense, Nuclear, Waste Processing and Treatment, Commercial, Government |
Article published date | 2026-01-11 |
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