STATE AGENCIES ARE KEEPING UP ON THEIR TRAINING FOR INCIDENTS LINKED TO THE WIPP SITE. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, THROUGH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, THEY’LL TAKE PART IN A WIPP TRANSPORTATION EXERCISE ON CERRILLOS ROAD IN SANTA FE TO SHOW THEY’RE READY IN CASE THE FACILITY REOPENS.
ELETHA TRUJILLO WITH THE STATE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY’LL PLAY OUT AN ACCIDENT SCENARIO INVOLVING CARDINAL HEALTH, WHICH TRANSPORTS MEDICAL ISOTOPES TO HOSPITALS TO TREAT CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES. PATIENTS WILL BE TAKEN THROUGH A DECONTAMINATION PROCESS.
THE WIPP SITE NEAR CARLSBAD HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE VALENTINE’S DAY OF 2014 DUE TO A RADIATION LEAK.
