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WIPP radioactivity release

Robert Hayes • Published: March 9, 2014

The recent radiation event at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant has the potential to scare people who do not understand radiation and nuclear concepts.  To the extent that you are able to believe scientists and engineers are able to quantify and characterize radiation fields and sources, you can be assured that the public and environmental effects from the event were negligible in every meaningful sense of the word.  The Department of Energy and the operating contractor have been extremely open with all information including offsite dose consequences which have been posted publicly on the website very shortly after they were attained.

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