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One Nuke Lab Starts Self-Testing Workers; Another Could Follow This Week

Monday, April 13th, 2020

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One Nuke Lab Starts Self-Testing Workers; Another Could Follow This Week

The Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories started offering limited COVID-19 tests for its employees last week, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory could start testing this week, according to a senior state official. Sandia is for now only testing the Albuquere campus’ employees, contractors and subcontractors, a spokesperson for the weapons-engineering lab said Monday. Appointments are drive-through only, and those who want a test must request one from the lab’s medical clinic. “Sandia will use a risk-based screening approach, informed…

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Congress

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Pentagon

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