[en] To date, the Project has made good progress. All Geotechnical investigations have continued to support the acceptability of the WIPP Site. The preliminary design is nearing completion with planned Project completion 2 to 3 years ahead of other repositories. The Project Total Cost Estimate to complete was presented for Headquarter's review in early June, and was determined to be complete, technically well founded, and realistic. The Project team is nearly at full strength significantly increasing our technical expertise and management capability. The near term minor problems should not affect the long term performance