Radioactive Waste 139 - The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Will Not Be Reopened On The Scheduled Date in March 2016
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is located near Carlsbad, New Mexico. It was completed fifteen years ago and dedicated to the permanent geological disposal of radioactive wastes association with the manufacture of U.S. nuclear weapons. In February of 2014, a drum of waste exploded and twenty workers were exposed to a small amount of radiation.