WIPP hosts battery research

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad will host large-scale lithium-ion battery fire research through an agreement among the Department of Energy, Salado Isolation Mining Contractors and NIOSH. Researchers will study three platform batteries underground, improving understanding of large battery fires and informing safety measures, emergency response and evacuation protocols at mines and other federal facilities.

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