Waste Disposal Restarts at WIPP After Misaligned Drum Fixed

The Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., has resumed emplacement of transuranic waste that was suspended after detection of a misaligned drum on May 24.
A recovery plan to fix the leaning drum within a seven-pack canister…

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Waste Disposal Restarts at WIPP After Misaligned Drum Fixed

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