Though the Department of Energy said it planned to reenter the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant underground yesterday, the operation was delayed due to a lack of real-time radiation monitors. The Department earlier this week announced its intent to send a team of eight recovery workers into the mine April 1 for the first time since the Feb. 14 radiation release in an effort to identify the source of the contamination. "Today’s scheduled personnel re-entry to the WIPP underground was postponed due to a delivery delay of the lapel monitors workers would wear on their outer clothing to detect radiation. Safety requirements for re-entry work require this type of personal protective equipment and entry will be postponed until they arrive," DOE said in a release yesterday.
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