THE MISHAP AT THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT OUTSIDE CARLSBAD TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO RANKS AMONG THE COSTLIEST NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS IN U-S HISTORY. THAT ACCORDING TO AN ANALYSIS BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES.
IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, A DRUM CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE WASTE EXPLODED IN THE UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR DUMP…AND THE FACILITY HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN EVER SINCE. THE TIMES REPORTS THE LONG TERM COSTS OF THE ACCIDENT COULD TOP 2-BILLION DOLLARS…ABOUT THE SAME AS THE CLEANUP FOLLOWING THE PARTIAL MELTDOWN AT THE THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR PLANT IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 1979.
