"A way ... to make a buck" 1971-76: Carlsbad and WIPP -- "This is not a predictable situation" 1975-78: opposition emerges in New Mexico -- "An equal partner" 1978-81: Congress, New Mexico seek control -- "I'm not in the garbage business anymore" 1981-88: Idaho, "plutonium poker, " and opening WIPP -- "I love WIPP!" 1989: an admiral at the helm -- "No discernible scientific basis" 1990-92: underground testing, Congress, and scientific doubt -- "A major break" 1993-96: canceling testing, preparing for disposal -- "This is indeed historic" 1997-2001: after fighting his own state, Richardson opens WIPP.