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Use of the existing Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico has been proposed as a repository for high-level radioactive waste and defense spent fuel. A comparison of geological and infrastructural characteristics between the site and the abandoned Yucca Mountain, NV, repository leads analysts to conclude that expansion of WIPP to accommodate such waste is feasible. In the absence of fuel reprocessing prospects, should this geological repository be made operational?
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