Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency appears to have targeted a building lease for the Carlsbad field office overseeing the country’s only underground nuclear waste disposal site. The office is a 90,000- square foot facility that houses 200 workers who manage the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. New Mexico’s congressional delegation was quick to respond to the news. Gabe Vasquez stating, that the building’s potential closure poses risks to both the environment and national security. While Sen. Ben Ray Luján said he will fight the closure of the facility. Adding, a potential closure could lead to delays in nuclear waste disposal and puts our environmental safety at risk.
