Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: NUCLEAR WASTE PARTNERSHIP LLC
Awarding agency: Department of Energy / Department of Energy
Funding agency: Department of Energy / Department of Energy
Period of performance: 2012-04-19 to 2022-03-31
Current total value of award: $2900235418.61
Description: THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) AND TO IMPLEMENT THE DOE'S NATIONAL TRANSURANIC WASTE PROGRAM (NTP).  THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE WIPP AND THE NATIONAL TRANSURANIC WASTE PROGRAM IS TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY SAFE MANAGEMENT, RETRIEVAL, CHARACTERIZATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISPOSAL OF APPROVED WASTES.