CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — It's been three weeks since the radiation sensors were triggered and the exhaust dampers at the federal government's only underground nuclear waste dump slammed shut, putting the repository's massive salt caverns off-limits and the nation's cleanup efforts on hold. The U.S. Department of Energy says low levels of radiation
Residents Frusturated As Department Of Energy Keeps Silent About Nuclear Leak
Former state lawmaker John Heaton tells a panel of officials with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant the community is frustrated with the release of information following a radiation leak at the underground nuclear waste repository, during a town hall in Carlsbad, N.M. on Thursday, March 6, 2014. (AP Photo) […]