RADIOACTIVE WASTE FROM LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB IS NOW BEING SHIPPED TO A TEMPORARY STORAGE FACILITY IN WEST TEXAS, BUT WITH EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. INVESTIGATORS SAY IT WAS LIKELY A LEAKY CONTAINER FROM LANL THAT CAUSED THE SHUTDOWN OF THE WIPP FACILITY NEAR CARLSBAD IN FEBRUARY.
THE SHIPMENTS TO TEXAS ARE BEING PACKED INTO CONCRETE CASKS WHEN THEY ARRIVE THERE, THEN FILLED WITH GRAVEL. WORKERS ARE ALSO MONITORING THE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES DAILY.
