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Post by Ex_Nuke_Troop on Apr 18, 2014 16:17:05 GMT
Albuquerque Journal : Crews find underground contamination site at WIPP
By Lauren Villagran / Journal Staff Writer - Las Cruces Bureau PUBLISHED: Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 6:52 pm A Waste Isolation Pilot Plant manager on Thursday said crews have found contamination underground. A team wearing protective gear discovered radioactive contamination in the storage unit known as panel seven, one of eight sprawling panels built into an excavated salt mine designed to house waste from the country’s nuclear defense program. The team made its discovery on Wednesday. “The more they went into panel seven, the more (the contamination) became more widespread,” said Tammy Reynolds, deputy recovery manager, at a Thursday town hall meeting in Carlsbad. The crew did not investigate the source of the contamination because their respiratory equipment was running low on power. “They made the correct decision to turn back,” Reynolds said. “Everyone was safely returned to the surface.” Reynolds said WIPP is now evaluating how to proceed deeper into the contaminated area to investigate the source of a Feb. 14 radiation leak. www.abqjournal.com/385664/abqnewsseeker/crews-find-underground-contamination-site-at-wipp.html
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