THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL AT THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS ROUTINE OPERATIONS HAVE RESUMED AFTER THE FACILITY WAS EVACUATED LATE LAST MONTH FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF A MISALIGNED DRUM OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE.
PROCESSING AND HANDLING RESUMED ON JUNE SECOND. OFFICIALS SAY NO RADIATION WAS RELEASED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WIPP IS THE GOVERNMENT’S ONLY UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY.
