Stored Waste Examination Pilot Plant
Encyclopedia
The Stored Waste Examination Pilot Plant (SWEPP) is a facility at the Idaho National Laboratory
for nondestructively examining containers of radioactive waste
to determine if they meet criteria to be stored at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
. SWEPP is part of the Radioactive Waste Management Complex, located southwest of EBR-I.
Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory is an complex located in the high desert of eastern Idaho, between the town of Arco to the west and the cities of Idaho Falls and Blackfoot to the east. It lies within Butte, Bingham, Bonneville and Jefferson counties...
for nondestructively examining containers of radioactive waste
Radioactive waste
Radioactive wastes are wastes that contain radioactive material. Radioactive wastes are usually by-products of nuclear power generation and other applications of nuclear fission or nuclear technology, such as research and medicine...
to determine if they meet criteria to be stored at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP, is the world's third deep geological repository licensed to permanently dispose of transuranic radioactive waste for 10,000 years that is left from the research and production of nuclear weapons...
. SWEPP is part of the Radioactive Waste Management Complex, located southwest of EBR-I.
External links
- Radioactive Waste Management Complex at the Idaho National Laboratory