By BILL WHITE
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Published: October 6th, 2010 09:46 PM
Cleaning up oil spills in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast is fraught with risks and unknowns, the staff of a national commission on offshore drilling said in a new report.
The challenges include: Extreme weather.
Finding oil trapped under an ice sheet.
Containing and cleaning spilled oil in broken ice.
Corralling oil within fire-proof boom before burning it.
Rapidly responding to a spill in a remote area that lacks nearby ports, airports and Coast Guard presence.