WIPP Recovery Plan ‘Not Fully Sufficient,’ DOE Review Finds

Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
1/9/2015
The recovery plan in place for the resumption of operations at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant “is not fully sufficient to ensure safe conditions underground,” with chief concerns involving ventilation rates for workers…

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