Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (2012 - 2014)

These documents are related to the 2012 - 2014 Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (BECR).

Letter to DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz regarding the EPA’s 2012-2014 WIPP BECR Determination (pdf) (362.43 KB, June 3, 2016)
The EPA’s Determination on the DOE’s 2012-2014 Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (BECR) for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).

Regional Administrator’s letter regarding documentation for BECR Review (pdf) (505.45 KB, April 6, 2015)
On April 6, 2015, the EPA’s Region 6 Administrator, Ron Curry (acting as the EPA’s designated authority via HQ Administrator Gina McCarthy), issued a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Environmental Management. Since documentation for a thorough, technical review still has not been submitted to the Agency by DOE, is unable to make a determination at this time.

Cover Letter: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Biennial Environmental Compliance Report for reporting period April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2014 (pdf) (166.98 KB)
This is the cover letter for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Biennial Environmental Compliance Report for reporting period April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2014.

Letter from EPA to DOE regarding the 2012-2014 Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (BECR) (pdf) (504.82 KB)
This letter from EPA to DOE discusses outstanding items that remain to be addressed regarding the 2012-2104 BECR.

(Amended) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Biennial Environmental Compliance Report for reporting period April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2014 (pdf) (1.23 MB)
This Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (BECR) documents United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) compliance with environmental regulations applicable to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a facility designed and authorized for the safe disposal of transuranic (TRU) radioactive mixed waste.

Cover Letter: Response from EPA to DOE regarding the 2014 WIPP Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (pdf) (418.3 KB)
This letter confirms that EPA is reviewing the 2014 WIPP Biennial Environmental Compliance Report.

Cover Letter: Response from DOE to the Environmental Protection Agency Regarding the 2014 Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (pdf) (281.73 KB)
This letter from DOE provides information about supplemental information that DOE is providing regarding the 2014 WIPP Biennial Environmental Compliance Report.

Supplement to Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (pdf) (9.99 MB)
On January 7, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) agreed to provide a supplement to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) 2014 Biennial Environmental Compliance Report (BECR).