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State of New Mexico
Other States
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Emergency Response & Training Information
State of New Mexico
List of State Agencies involved in WIPP
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Environment Department
Radiation Control Bureau
DOE Oversight Bureau
State Fire Marshal's Office
Department of Health
Bureau of Health Emergency Management
NM Department of Transportation
Department of Public Safety
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
State Police
New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
New Mexico Radioactive Waste Consultation Task Force (AKA Governor's WIPP Task Force)
New Mexico State Legislature
Office of the Governor
U.S. Congressional Representatives from New Mexico:
Representative Ben Ray Lujan
330 Cannon House Office Building, , Washington, D.C.
202-225-6190
Web Site: http://lujan.house.gov/
Representative Steve Pearce
(from the district with WIPP)
2367 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
202/225-2365
Web Site: http://pearce.house.gov/
Senator Martin Heinrich
B40 D Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C.
202/224-5521
Web Site: http://heinrich.house.gov/
Senator Tom Udall
110 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
202/224-6621
Web Site: http://tomudall.senate.gov/
Other States
State of Colorado Rocky Flats Oversight Program
State of Idaho -- INL Oversight Program
State of Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects
State of Ohio -- Office of Federal Facilities Oversight
State of Tennessee DOE Oversight Division
State of Washington Department of Ecology Nuclear Waste Program
Federal Government Sites
Department of Energy
DOE Carlsbad Area Office -- The DOE WIPP Site
DOE WIPP Transuranic Waste Transportation Routes
www.energy.gov/em/office-environmental-management:
Includes information on WIPP Transportation Alternatives Study.
Also, see DOE's National Transportation Program web site
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Sets standards for drivers of trucks that carry hazardous cargo, including radioactive waste.
Also see DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA's WIPP Page
Federal Emergency Management Administration
Also see their independent study courses
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Responsible for certifying the transportation containers for nuclear materials, including WIPP waste.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Responsible for worker safety — including workers at the WIPP site and emergency responders. OSHA Regulations for HAZMAT Operations.
Governmental Associations
National Governors' Association
NGA Cleaning Up America's Nuclear Weapons Complex: 2019 Update
Council of State Governments
CSG, Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Project
Southern States Energy Board
Radioactive Materials: Emergency Response and Transportation Planning
Western Governors' Association
WIPP Fact Sheet - WGA 2017
Western Interstate Energy Board
High-Level Waste
National Conference of State Legislatures
State and Tribal Government Working Group
International, Educational & Professional Organizations
Idaho State University Radiation Information Network
Plutonium
Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center (CEMRC)
The primary goals of the CEMRC are to: establish a permanent center of excellence to anticipate and respond to emerging health and environmental needs, and develop and implement an independent health and environmental monitoring program in the vicinity of the DOE Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and make the results easily accessible to all interested parties.
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)
Works to promote uniformity, compatibility and reciprocity of commercial vehicle inspections and motor carrier safety enforcement activities in North America.
CVSA Level VI Inspections
International Atomic Energy Agency
Serves as the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field, and as the international inspectorate for the application of nuclear safeguards and verification measures covering civilian nuclear programs.
Nuclear Energy Agency
National Academy of Sciences
The Radiation and Health Physics Page
A Teachers Guide to the Nuclear Science Wall Chart
Radiation theory for science teachers.
Waste-Management Education & Research Consortium
WERC is a unique organization which combines the expertise of education, research, technology transfer, and public outreach.
Emergency Response & Training Information
New Mexico’s Site for Public Health Emergency Response Education
Canadian Transport Emergency Centre of the Department of Transport
ChemFinder Chemical Search
CHEMTREC®
A 24 hour public service of the chemical industry that provides immediate emergency response information and assistance during emergencies involving chemicals.