Transuranic Waste

Wrap Up: WIPP Bypass Road Opens

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The North Access Road Bypass at the Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico opened to traffic on May 8.
The $9 million, 3-mile bypass connects north and south access roads for the DOE site and directs other traffic away from the underground…

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