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Los Alamos Lab Contractor Cited For Series of Plutonium Facility Safety Violations In 2021

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Thursday, June 1st, 2023

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Los Alamos Lab Contractor Cited For Series of Plutonium Facility Safety Violations In 2021

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) management has been put on notice after a series of safety violations two years ago sent red flags all the way up to National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) leadership. Triad National Security, led by Battelle Memorial Institute, The Texas A&M University System and the University of California, violated Department of Energy safety requirements in at least four separate incidents at Los Alamos National Lab’s (LANL) PF-4 Plutonium Facility between February and July 2021, according to…

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