One Year After Radiological Release, Hurdles Remain for Reopening WIPP

Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
2/13/2015
Though the radiological release at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant a year ago this week exposed major issues in the nation’s transuranic waste program, local, state and federal officials are emphasizing progress while…

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