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That transition will mean SIMCO must quickly become versed on mining operations, nuclear waste protocols and several large capital projects at the site.
The Department of Energy awarded the $3 billion contract to Bechtel subsidiary Tularosa Basin Range Services doing business as Salado Isolation Mining.
A recent bill introduced by Democrat U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and Republican Ted Cruz would block federal funds to nuclear waste storage sites.
A recent bill introduced by Democrat U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and Republican Ted Cruz would block federal funds to nuclear waste storage sites.
Thirty-four metric tons of the nuclear waste destined for emplacement at the WIPP site could pass through New Mexico three times.