EPA approves more nuclear waste storage at New Mexico WIPP site

The only permanent nuclear waste storage site in the country, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, has federal approval to add two new underground storage areas.

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP, stores radioactive waste, like tools or protective clothing that were contaminated with radioactive elements, in underground salt chambers.

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