THE U-S ENERGY DEPARTMENT LISTS SEVERAL REASONS FOR THE FEBRUARY 14TH RADIATION LEAK AT NEW MEXICO'S WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT NEAR CARLSBAD. IN A REPORT ON THEIR FINDINGS PREVIEWED AT WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S WEEKLY COMMUNITY MEETING IN CARLSBAD, INVESTIGATORS BLAMED POOR MANAGEMENT … INEFFECTIVE SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS … AND A LACK OF PROPER OVERSIGHT.
THEY SAY THERE WERE SHORTCOMINGS AT NEARLY EVERY STEP OF THE RADIATION RELEASE … FROM THE RESPONSE TO THE EMERGENCY TO WHAT SAFETY PROGRAMS WERE IN PLACE AT WIPP. TWENTY-ONE WIPP WORKERS WERE CONTAMINATED.
THE FULL REPORT WILL BE RELEASED THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH.
