Department of Energy Releases WIPP Recovery Plan

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Department of Energy Releases WIPP Recovery Plan
09/30/2014 03:00 PM EDT

Department of Energy Releases WIPP Recovery Plan

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) released the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Recovery Plan, outlining the necessary steps to resume operations at the transuranic waste disposal site outside of Carlsbad, N.M. WIPP operations were suspended following an underground truck fire and a radiological release earlier this year.