EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG AT NEW MEXICO'S WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT. A RADIATION LEAK CONTAMINATED 13 EMPLOYEES WHO WERE ABOVE GROUND THE NIGHT OF THE LEAK … AND ALL 13 TESTED POSITIVE FOR RADIATION EXPOSURE.
U-S ENERGY DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAY IT'S TOO SOON TO SPECULATE ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE RADIATION LEAK, BUT THEY NOW WANT TO TEST MORE WORKERS AT THE FACILITY. THEY SAY MORE TESTS ARE NEEDED TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH RADIATION LEAKED.
WIPP OFFICIALS SAY THE LEAK HAS NOT PUT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AT RISK. THEY ALSO SAY THEY WILL NOW LOWER SENSORS INTO THE UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR REPOSITORY TO CHECK FOR RADIATION BEFORE WORKERS GO IN.
