New Mexico extends comment period for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico's Environment Department is taking public comment regarding the storage of nuclear waste in the state. The department is also re-extending the deadline for submitting comment.So far, more than 20,000 containers of radioactive waste have been stored at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) under a waste disposal permit. Now, the state's Environment Department is considering renewing that permit to allow operations to continue with some adjustmen