STATE POLICE ARE NO LONGER KEEPING WATCH OVER NUCLEAR WASTE SHIPMENTS TO THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLAN NEAR CARLSBAD. MONITORING OF NUCLEAR WASTE SHIPMENTS TO WIPP STARTED ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO DUE TO SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS.

 

A DISPATCHER WOULD MONITOR THE SHIPMENTS FROM A COMPUTER IN SANTA FE. DEPUTY CHIEF PETE KASSETAS SAYS THE U-S ENERGY DEPARTMENT WILL NOW LET THEM KNOW IF THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH A SHIPMENT. THE AGENCY HAS A COMPANY THAT TRACKS SHIPMENTS 24-7.