/tags/wipp WIPP en-US Copyright Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:46:37 GMT /kunm-news-update/2022-07-14/nm-passes-8k-covid-deaths-as-new-subvariant-arrives-officials-say-nuclear-fuel-is-ok-for-environment-more A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system, investigators said Thursday. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:46:37 GMT /kunm-news-update/2022-07-14/nm-passes-8k-covid-deaths-as-new-subvariant-arrives-officials-say-nuclear-fuel-is-ok-for-environment-more /kunm-news-update/2021-12-31/fri-nm-short-on-free-covid-tests-navajo-council-to-send-big-checks-to-tribe-more With the arrival of the new year, new laws are taking effect in New Mexico that aim to bolster access to health insurance and eliminate many court fines against juveniles that are viewed as counterproductive. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:31:57 GMT /kunm-news-update/2021-12-31/fri-nm-short-on-free-covid-tests-navajo-council-to-send-big-checks-to-tribe-more 91°µÍř News /local-news/2019-01-23/judges-consider-challenges-to-new-nuclear-waste-site-in-n-m A private company called Holtec wants to store nuclear waste from the country’s power plants in New Mexico. A panel of three judges from the Atomic Safety… Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:20:14 GMT /local-news/2019-01-23/judges-consider-challenges-to-new-nuclear-waste-site-in-n-m Marisa Demarco /local-news/2019-01-18/former-wipp-project-leader-talks-permit-changes Congress decided in the ’90s how much nuclear waste could be deposited into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southern New Mexico. WIPP is the only place… Fri, 18 Jan 2019 22:57:34 GMT /local-news/2019-01-18/former-wipp-project-leader-talks-permit-changes Marisa Demarco /local-news/2017-01-06/nmed-secretary-we-are-confident-wipp-is-ready-to-go The nation’s only underground nuclear waste dump is back in operation again. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad stored low level nuclear waste… Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:06:57 GMT /local-news/2017-01-06/nmed-secretary-we-are-confident-wipp-is-ready-to-go Elaine Baumgartel /public-health-new-mexico/2016-04-01/feds-could-ship-high-grade-plutonium-to-wipp The U.S. Department of Energy is hoping to send tons of weapons-grade plutonium waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP, near Carlsbad.The DOE… Sat, 02 Apr 2016 00:42:57 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-04-01/feds-could-ship-high-grade-plutonium-to-wipp Ed Williams /local-news/2015-06-17/epa-asks-for-public-input-on-wipp-recertification The Environmental Protection Agency is considering whether to recertify an underground nuclear waste storage facility in southeastern New Mexico. It’s the… Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:16:21 GMT /local-news/2015-06-17/epa-asks-for-public-input-on-wipp-recertification /local-news/2015-06-02/wipp-leak-seal-criticized Underground rooms at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant where radiation leaked in 2014 have been sealed off, but nuclear watchdogs are not satisfied.When the… Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:44:13 GMT /local-news/2015-06-02/wipp-leak-seal-criticized /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-15/doe-to-spend-millions-on-lanl-stormwater-controls Some of the money from the Department of Energy’s settlement with New Mexico following a radiation leak at a nuclear waste storage facility last year will… Fri, 15 May 2015 23:05:07 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-15/doe-to-spend-millions-on-lanl-stormwater-controls Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2014-12-18/lingering-concerns-during-wipp-cleanup As cleanup of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant commences, folks down south remain concerned about transparency and oversight. John Heaton is the chairman… Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:33:17 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-12-18/lingering-concerns-during-wipp-cleanup Marisa Demarco