THE STATE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED ITS INSPECTIONS OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE INSPECTIONS COVERED ISSUES DATING BACK TO A 2014 FIRE AND RADIATION LEAK THAT LED TO WIPP BEING SHUT DOWN.
THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS THE INSPECTIONS WERE TO ENSURE THAT THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED HAVE BEEN FULLY ADDRESSED.
