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WIPP: Lessons in transportation safety
As part of a future consent-based approach by the federal government to site new deep geologic repositories for nuclear waste, local communities and states that are considering hosting such facilities are sure to have many questions. Currently, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is the only example of such a repository in operation, and it offers the opportunity for state and local officials to visit and judge for themselves the risks and benefits of hosting a similar facility. But its history can also provide lessons for these officials, particularly the political process leading up to the opening of WIPP, the safety of WIPP operations and transportation of waste from generator facilities to the site, and the economic impacts the project has had on the local area of Carlsbad, as well as the rest of the state of New Mexico.
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Jeffrey D. Lewins
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Small Local SectionsOak Ridge / Knoxville (Best Membership)Savannah River (Best Meetings & Programs)Colorado (Best Public Info and Education, Best Section Management, Best Overall)Large Local SectionsIdaho (Best Overall)
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Jacopo Buongiorno
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Intense Pulsed Neutron Source (Argonne National Laboratory)
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