Federal nuclear waste dump has more to do before reopening

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – The U.S. Energy Department and its contractors have been working for nearly three years to reopen the federal government’s only underground nuclear waste repository following a radiation release, but more needs to be done.
A preliminary review of the readiness effort at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant identified 21 issues that need to be resolved before operations can start at the southern New Mexico facility.
Officials also highlighted another 15 issues that ca