Investigators Examining Possible Role of External Flame Event in WIPP Release

Mike Nartker
WC Monitor
8/1/2014
As the investigation into the radiological release that shut down the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant continues, investigators are looking at whether a fire event within the room where the release is believed to have occurred was…

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