Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

["Hooda, Benny" <HoodaB@wipp.carlsbad.nm.us>]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) received the first shipment of TRU
waste at 3:30 Mountain Time on 3-26-99. All WIPP, DOE employees, and
stakeholders were here at 2:00 MST to cheer and celebrate this
historical day. This is the day WIPP employees have been waiting for
past 20 years. We had increased  security, local police cooperation, and
local people cheering the shipment in Carlsbad. News media was
interviewing employees and reporting this historical event. However,
there were few protesters also (about 5 or 6).  Congratulations to all
involved in this successful mission to open WIPP.
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Benny Hooda
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
WIPP
P.O.Box 2078 M/S 910-20
Carlsbad, NM 88221
(505)234-8932 Voice
(505)885-0974 Fax
Hoodab@WIPP.Carlsbad.NM.US
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