FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN FOUR YEARS, REGULAR SHIPMENTS HAVE RESUMED FROM LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY TO THE WASTE ISOLATION PLANT IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. LANL FIELD OFFICER MANAGER DOUG HINTZE SAYS THE RESUMPTION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE SHIPMENTS IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE.
WIPP STOPPED TAKING SHIPMENTS IN 2014 FOLLOWING AN UNDERGROUND FIRE AND A RADIOLOGICAL RELEASE.
