Los Alamos National Laboratory May Have Incorrectly Disposed of Radioactive Waste

One of the premier nuclear weapons laboratories in the United States may have incorrectly disposed of radioactive waste before shipping it to an underground repository in southern New Mexico. A report made public Wednesday states that not all of Los Alamos National Laboratory's procedures were properly vetted and some procedures did not conform to environmental requirements. Operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant were suspended in February after an accident released high...

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