WIPP May Be Closed for Up to Three Years, Recovery Manager Says

Officials Focus on Reaction in Los Alamos Drums as Possible Cause of Release
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
5/9/2014
It could be two -to-three years before operations fully resume at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant following the Feb. 14 radiation release at the…

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WIPP May Be Closed for Up to Three Years, Recovery Manager Says

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