THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT IS KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT NEAR CARLSBAD. IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, THE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED DEADLINES FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DEAL WITH RADIOACTIVE WASTE CURRENTLY SITTING IN DRUMS ABOVE GROUND.
THE UNDERGROUND REPOSITORY HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE BACK-TO-BACK ACCIDENTS IN FEBRUARY, ONE WHICH EXPOSED 13 ABOVE-GROUND WORKERS TO RADIATION.
