Question

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a program intended to _________________

Answer 1

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is the nation's only deep geologic long-lived radioactive waste repository.Located 26 miles southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico, WIPP permanently isolates defense-generated transuranic (TRU) waste 2,150 feet underground in an ancient salt formation.Various mishaps at the plant in 2014 brought focus to the problem of what to do with this growing backlog of waste and whether or not WIPP would be a safe repository.WIPP safely disposes of the nation's defense-related transuranic waste (TRU waste).Bedded salt is free of fresh flowing water, easily mined, impermeable and geologically stable — an ideal medium for permanently isolating long-lived radioactive wastes from the environment.However, its most important quality in this application is the way salt rock seals all fractures and naturally closes all openings.

Answer 2

This question is incomplete, here´s the complete question

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a program intended to _________________

a.

neutralize of nuclear waste.

b.

recycle nuclear waste.

c.

dispose of nuclear waste.

d.

eliminate the creation of nuclear waste.

Answer: c.  dispose of nuclear waste.

Explanation:

The WIPP was created for the disposal of defense-generated TRU waste from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) sites throughout the nation.

TRU waste refers to objects contaminated with plutonium and different man-made radioactive components.

The WIPP  has rooms in an underground location around 2000 feet down the surface where the waste is permanently disposed of.