CARLSBAD, N.M., April 19, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office said drivers, who haul defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, surpassed 10 million safe, loaded miles. The first of more than 8,400 shipments to WIPP arrived 11 years ago from Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico.
“There’s no doubt, some of the best drivers in the transportation industry work for WIPP,”said Dr. Dave Moody, Carlsbad Field Office manager. Loaded miles, he explained, are the number of miles traveled hauling a waste payload. The milestone shipment contained contact-handled TRU waste that originated from the Hanford Site in Washington State.
“If you consider round-trips, our trucks have traveled 20 million miles on the nation’s highways without a serious injury or release of radioactive material. I am extremely proud of the WIPP transportation system and all of those dedicated to ensuring the safety of our shipments,” added Moody. Two transportation carriers, CAST Specialty Transportation of Henderson, Colo. and Visionary Solutions LLC out of Oak Ridge, Tenn. contract to DOE to haul waste for WIPP. WIPP
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