National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - Documents

Adoption of Environmental Assessment DOI-BLM-NM-P020-11-1414 Double Eagle Water System
DOE/EA-1905

October 2011
This document examines the potential environmental impacts associated with providing DOE funding for the proposed improvements to the City of Carlsbad Double Eagle Water System

Amendment to the Record of Decision for the Department of Energy's Waste Management Program: Treatment and Storage of Transuranic Waste
This Federal Register Notice relates to DOE sending contact-handled and remote-handled transuranic waste from certain generator sites as needed to the Idaho National Laboratory to be treated and characterized prior to shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for disposal.

Environmental Assessment for the WIPP Above Ground Storage Capability, and the Notice of Availability - Draft A
DOE/EA-2604

December 2017
National Environmental Policy Act document assessing the impacts to human health and the environment from the construction and operation of an Above Ground Storage Capability at the WIPP

Environmental Assessment for Actinide Chemistry and Repository Science Laboratory
DOE/EA-1404, January 2006 Final

This document examines the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed construction and operation of an Actinide Chemistry and Repository Science Laboratory (ACRSL) along with other reasonable alternatives to support chemical research activities related to WIPP.

Environmental Assessment for Conducting Astrophysics and Other Basic Science Experiments at the WIPP Site
DOE/EA-1340, Jan. 2001

This document examines the potential environmental consequences from conducting particular types of scientific experiments in the experiment gallery at WIPP, including the potential cumulative impacts of conducting experiments with the operation of WIPP as a TRU waste repository.

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Reconstruction of the South Access Road (CR 802) in Support of the Department of Energy, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
This document examines the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed reconstruction and widening of the existing WIPP South Access Road.

Environmental Assessment for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant North Access Bypass Road
DOE/EA-2077, October 2018

This document examines the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed construction of an approximate three mile in length North Access Bypass Road to divert traffic not related to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) away from the WIPP facility and parking lot entrances.

Finding of No Significant Impact: North Access Bypass Road near the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
DOE/EA-2077, October 2018

Final Environmental Impact Statement Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
DOE/EIS-0026

October 1980

Final Supplement Environmental Impact Statement Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
DOE/EIS-0026-FS

January 1990

WIPP Disposal Phase Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS-II)
DOE/EIS-0026-S2

September 1997
This document assesses whether to dispose of TRU waste at WIPP. This document also assesses reasonable options for transportation and other activities associated with disposal, as well as reasonable alternatives concerning quantities, sources, and treatment of TRU waste before disposal.

Finding of No Significant Impact: Department of Energy Funding for City of Carlsbad Double Eagle Water System.
DOE/EA-1905

Finding of No Significant Impact Reconstruction of the South Access Road (CR 802) in Support of the Department of Energy, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Eddy County, New Mexico.

Record of Categorical Exclusion Determination
Removal of one standard waste box and one drum of low-level waste for off-site treatment and disposal.

Record of Decision for the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Disposal Phase, 63 FR 3624, January 23, 1998
This Federal Register Notice provides the Department of Energy's Record of Decision to dispose of transuranic (TRU) waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Supplement Analysis for the Disposal of Certain Rocky Flats Plutonium Bearing Materials at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, DOE/EIS-0026-SA-3
This document examines the environmental impacts of disposing of additional volumes of plutonium bearing materials from Rocky Flats at WIPP. These plutonium bearing materials have plutonium concentrations similar to the Rocky Flats plutonium residues previously authorized for disposal at WIPP.

Supplement Analysis for the Proposed Characterization for Disposal of Contact Handled Transuranic Waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, DOE/EIS-0200-SA-1
This document examines the environmental impacts of the proposal to perform characterization activities required by the WIPP Hazardous Waste Facility Permit for contact-handled waste at the WIPP.

Supplement Analysis for use of the 10-160B Transportation Cask for RH-TRU Waste Shipments to WIPP DOE/EIS-0026-SA-4
This document examines the environmental impacts of using the 10-160B transportation cask for transporting remote-handled transuranic waste to WIPP.

Supplement Analysis for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Site-Wide Operations DOE/EIS-0026-SA-07
May 2009
This document examines the environmental impacts of changes to WIPP site-wide and transportation operations, and new information gathered, since the preparation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Disposal Phase Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS-II) (DOE/EIS-0026-S-2), and the Supplement Analysis for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Site Wide Operations (DOE/EIS-0026-SA05).

Supplement Analysis for the Packaging and Handling of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste in Shielded Containers DOE/EIS-0026-SA-08
September 2010
This document examines the impacts of the packaging and emplacement at WIPP of a portion of the RH-TRU waste inventory using a new container design called the lead shielded container.

Supplement Analysis for a Proposal to Temporarily Store Defense Transuranic Waste prior to Disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant DOE/EIS-0026-SA-09
March 2014
This analysis evaluates the impacts of proposed temporary storage of defense TRU wastes at Waste Control Specialists, LLC prior to disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Supplement Analysis for the New Permanent Ventilation System DOE/EIS-0026-SA-11
November 2017
This document evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed construction and operation of a Permanent Ventilation System at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Supplement Analysis for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Site-Wide Operations, DOE/EIS-0026-SA-12, Rev. 0
April 2021
The purpose of this SA is to perform the five-year site-wide WIPP facility evaluation. Included with this SA is a proposed change pertaining to the excavation of two underground replacement panels for the disposal of TRU waste.

US Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office Record of Categorical Exclusion Determination
Performance of a three-dimensional seismic survey line

U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination Form
August 2012
This Record of Categorical Exclusion (CX) Determination is for a proposed Wind Erosion Study to be performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Wind Erosion and Water Conservation Research Unit on the WIPP Land Withdrawal Area.

U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination Form
September 2012
This Record of Categorical Exclusion (CX) Determination is for removal and disposal of High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters resulting from air filtration of waste handling operations and mining operations at the WIPP facility.

U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination Form
February 2013
CX Determination for DOE Grant funding to support improvements to the City of Carlsbad Double Eagle Well Field.

U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination Form
March 2013
This Categorical Exclusion Determination is for the proposed lease of office space in Santa Fe, New Mexico

U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination Form
July 2014
This Record of Categorical Exclusion (CX) Determination is for removal and disposal of High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters from air filtration at the WIPP facility.

U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination Form
November 2014
This Record of Categorical Exclusion (CX) Determination is for the installation of an upgrade to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ventilation exhaust system.

U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination Form
March 2015
This Categorical Exclusion Determination is for removal and disposal of High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters from air filtration at the WIPP facility. This Determination is for Calendar Year 2015.

U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination Form
April 2017
This Categorical Exclusion (CX) Determination is for the installation of Supplemental Ventilation System to support underground activities at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination Form
March 2019
This Categorical Exclusion (CX) Determination is to use small-scale batch plant machinery located adjacent to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Land Withdrawal Area to supply engineered concrete mix for the proposed construction of the New Filter Building in support of the New Permanent Supplemental Ventilation System at the WIPP.

U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination Form
March 2020
This Categorical Exclusion (CX) Determination is for the proposed lease of office space in Albuquerque, New Mexico.