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Officials briefed on routine radioactive shipments through Wyoming; committee presses for local preparedness and documentation
Summary
Homeland Security and Highway Patrol outlined routine radioactive shipments (WIPP trucks, naval spent fuel, upcoming high‑burnup rail tests), contingency planning and permit fees; public witnesses raised concerns about cask inspections and sealing failures and asked for documentation.
State emergency managers and the Wyoming Highway Patrol told the Transportation Committee that radioactive materials routinely transit Wyoming and that the state maintains response capacity through regional emergency response teams and coordination with national lab resources.
Dylan Connor, radiological program manager, said roughly 360 WIPP transuranic waste truck shipments (from Idaho National Lab to Carlsbad, N.M.) travel through Wyoming annually on a rolling schedule and are tracked; Carlsbad Field Office provides…
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