Italian scientist eyes plant growth at nuclear repository
(WorldNews Italy)

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - The unique geology at the United States’ only underground nuclear waste repository recently drew a researcher from across the Atlantic Ocean. Scientist Maurizo Tomasi of Rome, Italy, journeyed to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad to conduct research last week due to the salt mines’ low levels of background radiation, the Carlsbad Current Argus reports...