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WIPP nuclear waste accident will cost US taxpayers US$2 billion
2016-09-20 13:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: The clean-up after the February 2014 explosion at the world's only deep underground repository for nuclear waste in New Mexico, USA, is massively over budget, writes Jim Green - and full operations won't resume until at least 2021. The fundamental cause of the problems: high level radioactive waste, poor regulation, rigid deadlines and corporate profit make a dangerous mix. The facility was never designed to operate in a contaminated state. It was supposed to open clean and stay clean, but now...
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