THE ODDS ARE AGAINST HANFORD, WASHINGTON GETTING ITS REQUEST TO SHIP 3-MILLION GALLONS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO NEW MEXICO'S WIPP SITE NEAR CARLSBAD. DON HANCOCK WITH THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THEY TRIED TO DO THE SAME THING 10 YEARS AGO WHEN GOVERNOR RICHARDSON WAS IN OFFICE … AND WERE REJECTED.
HANCOCK TELLS 770 KKOB THE WIPP SITE'S ROLE IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO INVOLVE TAKING WASTE FROM LOS ALAMOS LABS AND SOME OTHER SITES, BUT NOT HANFORD. HE SAYS THE ONLY REASON THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT WANTS NEW MEXICO TO TAKE IN THE WASTE IS BECAUSE TANKS AT HANFORD THAT THEY DIDN'T THINK WERE LEAKING … ARE LEAKING AFTER ALL .
NEW MEXICO HAS YET TO SAY YES OR NO. INSTEAD, IT'S PLANNING PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE ISSUE.
