WIPP 2023 Year In Review
January 11, 2024 CARLSBAD, N.M. ̶ The U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant had a safe and productive 2023. Watch the year-end accomplishments video.
Category: Press Releases
SIMCO awards $13,000 in Teacher STEM Mini-Grants in Eddy and Lea County
Company selects eleven teachers from Eddy and Lea Counties CARLSBAD, N.M. ̶ Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC (SIMCO) recently announced the company awarded $13,000 in STEM Teacher Mini-Grants to 11 area teachers throughout Eddy and Lea counties as part of …
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WIPP Achieves EM’s 2023 Transuranic Waste Disposal Priority
CARLSBAD, N.M., December 6, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has accomplished an EM 2023 priority to complete and dispose of 400 transuranic (TRU) waste shipments while striving to …
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WIPP Kicks Off Phase to Bring New Air Ventilation System Online
CARLSBAD, N.M. – Members of the EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) workforce recently met an EM 2023 priority when they began commissioning the site’s new large-scale ventilation system, also known as the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS). When …
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Company awards $50,000 during first-ever Investment grants reception
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIMCO employee committee chooses eight non-profits from Eddy, Lea counties CARLSBAD, N.M. ̶ Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC (SIMCO) announced it has awarded $50,000 in grants to eight community non-profit organizations as part of the company’s first-ever …
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Stop the Bleed
EDDY COUNTY, N.M. – Salado Isolation Mining Contractors LLC, Edgewater Federal Solutions, Los Alamos Technical Associates, and Edgewater Technical Associates announced a collaborative partnership to fund STOP THE BLEED kits for the Artesia Public Schools staff. Waste Isolation Pilot Plant …
WIPP Ventilation System Shaft Reaches Final Depth
CARLSBAD, N.M., October 25, 2023 – The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently marked a significant accomplishment when critical infrastructure that will supply air for the largest safety-related ventilation system in the DOE complex reached its final depth of 2,275 …
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Apply now for SIMCO’s 2023 STEM Education Mini-Grants Program
Carlsbad, NM., September 25, 2023 – Salado Isolation Mining Contractors is now acceptingapplications for our STEM Education Mini- grants. Teachers in K-12 schools in Eddy and Lea countiesare eligible to submit applications for support of classroom science, technology, engineering, andmath …
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SIMCO Employee Investment Advisory Committee Request for Grant Proposals
SIMCO Media Contact:Ekta Bhakta(832) 689-1049Ekta.bhakta@wipp.ws CARLSBAD, New Mexico—Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (SIMCO) announces a Request for Grant Proposals. The SIMCO Employee Investment Advisory Committee is accepting proposals from nonprofit agencies within Eddy and Lea Counties (individual and non-charitable organizations are …
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WIPP’s New Air Shaft Reaches Milestone, Connection Work to Underground Repository Begins
CARLSBAD, N.M., July 11, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office announced today that excavation crews recently attained a milestone in the construction of a new utility shaft at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). They’ve …
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