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GAO Finds That Los Alamos Safety Culture ‘Needs Improvement,’ According To NNSA

Thursday, June 16th, 2022

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GAO Finds That Los Alamos Safety Culture ‘Needs Improvement,’ According To NNSA

Aerial view of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Photo: LANL

Triad National Security has made the Los Alamos National Laboratory a little safer since taking over as the prime contractor in 2018, but the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) believes there is more work to do, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. Since taking the reins from Los Alamos National Security — removed eight years before the final award period on its contract after serious safety lapses that shuttered the lab’s PF-4 Plutonium Facility and the Waste Isolation…

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