Août 2016 / Los Angeles Times

Nuclear accident in New Mexico ranks among the costliest in U.S. history

August 22, 2016

Drums of nuclear waste in a salt shaft at New Mexico's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Ralph Vartabedian

When a drum containing radioactive waste blew up in an underground nuclear dump in New Mexico two years ago, the Energy Department rushed to quell concerns in the Carlsbad desert community and quickly reported progress on resuming operations.

The early federal statements gave no hint that the blast had caused (...)

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