THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS UNTIL 2PM WEDNESDAY TO RESPOND TO AN ORDER FROM THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL COUNSEL JEFF KENDALL TELLS 770 KKOB THE GOVERNMENT MUST SUBMIT A PLAN FOR SECURING NUCLEAR WASTE SUSPECTED OF CAUSING A RADIATION LEAK AT THE WIPP FACILITY MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AGO.
THE WASTE IN QUESTION IS STORED AT WIPP OUTSIDE CARLSBAD AND ALSO AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB. THE WIPP SITE HAS BEEN CLOSED TO NUCLEAR WASTE SHIPMENTS SINCE EARLY FEBRUARY.
