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Tim Murphy: “Since the incident, WIPP has been shut down, and the Department has embarked on remediation, training, and rebuilding…”

On the recordJune 11, 2015
Since the incident, WIPP has been shut down, and the Department has embarked on remediation, training, and rebuilding that will cost taxpayers an estimated $240 million just to restart limited operations next year.
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Tim Murphy
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Murphy discusses the financial impact of the incident on WIPP operations and taxpayer costs.

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