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Commentary on the Radiation Leak at WIPP

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By KAY MATTHEWS

@2014 by John Trever, Albuquerque Journal. Used by permission. @2014 by John Trever, Albuquerque Journal. Used by permission.

The New Mexico congressional delegation issued a press release yesterday about the radiation leak at the Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP). Here’s a quote from the release: “The lawmakers together reiterated the message that it is critical for the DOE to be as open and responsive to the Carlsbad community, where residents understandably are concerned about health and safety in the wake of the accident. Additionally, they pressed [Energy Secretary] Moniz for details about DOE’s plan to re-enter the facility and for assurances that workers, their families and the community will not be disrupted while the facility is closed.” 

Then they each made a brief statement. This is what Tom Udall had to say: “I also underscored the urgency with which we must have a plan to store waste from Los Alamos before the beginning of the…

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March 21, 2014 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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