Wipp Related/Useful Links

Related Links on the Web

State of New Mexico
	Federal Government Sites		International, Educational & Professional Organizations
Other States		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 Office of Emergency Management Motor Transportation Division State Police 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 Lujanl 330 Cannon House Office Building, , Washington, D.C. 202-255-6190 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/ Representative Martin Heinrich 336 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 202/225-6316 Web Site: http://heinrich.house.gov/ Senator Jeff Bingaman 703 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 202/224-5521 Web Site: http://bingaman.senate.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 Transuranic Waste Generator Sites DOE WIPP Tansuranic Waste Transpotation Routes DOE Environmental Management Site: 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 Council of State Governments CSG, Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Project CSG, Northeast High Level Radioactive Waste Transportation Project Southern States Energy Board Radioactive Materials: Emergemcy Response and Transportation Planning Western Governors' Association Radioactive Waste Transportation Western Interstate Energy Board High-Level Waste National Conference of State Legislatures Radioactive Waste Menagement

	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 The Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Place 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 N ew Mexico’s Site for Public Health Emergency Response Education www.NMsphere.org Canadian Transport Emergency Centre of the Department of Transport ChemFinder Chemical Search CHEMTREC® is a 24 hour public service of the chemical industry that provides immediate emergency response information and assistance during emergencies involving chemicals. International Programme on Chemical Safety Department of Transportation HAZMAT Safety DOT Hazmat Training page CDC Guidelines for Handling Decendents Contaminated with RadioActive Materials www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/pdf/radiation-decedent-guidelines.pdf Radiation Emergency Medical Management Website www.remm.nlm.gov/

The WIPP Transportation Safety Program is a joint effort of seven NM agencies:
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Environment Department
State Fire Marshal's Office
Department of Health
NM Department of Transportation
Department of Public Safety
Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Contact Information
WIPP Transportation Safety Program
Jodi McGinnis Porter
Acting New Mexico Radioactive Waste Consultation Task Force
1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
P: (505) 476-3226
F: (505) 476-3220
jodi.porter@state.nm.us