In 1986, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Project<br/>Office (WPO) (DOE-WPO) prepared a strategy _ for complying with the Environmental<br/>Protection Agency&#39;s (EPA&#39;s) Standards for the management of transuranic (TRU) waste. 2<br/>Section 3.2.2.2 of the DOE&#39;s report addressed compliance with the Assurance<br/>Requirements found in 40 CFR § 191.143 . One of the Assurance Requirements addresses<br/>the selection of repository sites that contain recoverable natural resources.