Heinrich Discusses WIPP's Safe Recovery

In a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to confirm Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer to be Under Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy and Cherry Ann Murray to be Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) focused his questions to the nominees on Waste Isolated Pilot Plant (WIPP) recovery efforts and technology transfer opportunities. During his conversation with Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, Senator Heinrich underscored that the safety of WIPP workers and the surrounding community should remain top priorities for DOE as the agency oversees facility's effort on restoring safe operations. October 20, 2015.