MSM Blackout: Ceiling Collapse at WIPP Nuclear Waste Dump, Roof - TopicsExpress



          

MSM Blackout: Ceiling Collapse at WIPP Nuclear Waste Dump, Roof Separated and 6 Areas At Risk! Dept. of Energy, Jan 21, 2015 (emphasis added): Roof Separation Highlights Bolting Priority — January 15 [we] discovered that a portion of the ceiling in the Panel 3 access drift had fallen… The roof fall… was estimated to be approximately 8’ long by 8’wide and 24” thick… no WIPP personnel were present at the time of the fall. The area where the fall occurred is also known to contain low levels of radioactive contamination… WIPP geotechnical inspections conducted in November 2014 identified seven areas… where access was restricted due to significant bolt loss… The area where the roof fall occurred was one of the seven locations…
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 10:47:32 +0000

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