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Is WIPP capable of holding all the transuranic waste that has been generated or will be generated?

April 26, 2017capable holding transuranic waste

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Is WIPP capable of holding all the transuranic waste that has been generated or will be generated?

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Yes. The WIPP facility, where transuranic waste is buried 2150 feet below the surface, is designed to hold more than 6 million cubic feet of waste. This is the equivalent of 850,000 55-gallon drums of waste or enough to fill 65 rooms, each the size of a football field.