Spreading the Word about WIPP at the 115 th Annual Bean Day in Wagon Mound
Update: 2025-09-03
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On Saturday, August 30 th , after a beautiful drive across the plains of Northeastern
New Mexico, members of the Stop Forever WIPP Coalition arrived in the Village of
Wagon Mound. With a population of less than 300, this rural community feels tight-knit,
with many friends and families gathering to celebrate the mighty Pinto Bean every Labor
Day. In addition to being next door to the beautiful Wagon Mound butte, this village is
also located right off Interstate 25. This stretch is one of the routes used by the
Department of Energy (DOE) to transport legacy plutonium-contaminated waste from
making the triggers, or pits, for nuclear weapons to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
(WIPP), near Carlsbad, New Mexico.
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