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Repeated security concerns at WIPP
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a deep geological disposal facility in New Mexico designed for the safe deposit of radioactive waste used with nuclear weapons. According to the US Department of Energy, it is the only plant of its kind in the United States. It is used for storing radioactive waste material from nuclear weapons safely away from the outside environment. The Department states that the waste “consists primarily of clothing, tools, rags debris, residues and other non-liquid disposable items contaminated with trace amounts of radioisotopes”. Continue reading “Concerns rise over radioactive waste disposal after New Mexico leak”