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Post by Ex_Nuke_Troop on Apr 2, 2014 14:32:30 GMT
Albuquerque Journal : WIPP postpones manned re-entryBy Lauren Villagran / Journal Staff Writer - Las Cruces Bureau PUBLISHED: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 5:14 pm The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant said it postponed plans for workers to re-enter the underground nuclear waste repository Tuesday due to missing gear. A team was scheduled to make an initial entry into the underground, the first time since a radiation leak shut down the facility on Feb. 14. WIPP said delivery of a set of radiation monitors to be worn on workers’ lapels did not arrive on time. In a statement, WIPP said the re-entry would be postponed until the monitors arrive but did not say when the shipment is expected. Located outside Carlsbad, WIPP stores the low-level waste of the country’s nuclear defense program. The facility has been closed to shipments since two February incidents, a truck fire underground and a radiation leak. www.abqjournal.com/377514/abqnewsseeker/wipp-postpones-manned-re-entry.html
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