Mike Simpson: “If you will remember back to the beginning of WIPP, Congress had to…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012

If you will remember back to the beginning of WIPP, Congress had to force WIPP on Carlsbad.

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Reflected on the initial resistance to the WIPP project and its eventual acceptance.

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Mike Simpson: “If you will remember back to the beginning of WIPP, Congress had to force WIPP on Carlsbad.”