Feds probe Los Alamos lab for mislabeling & shipping nuclear materials by air
Federal regulators are investigating an “absolutely
unacceptable” violation of improper handling of nuclear material after
the mislabeled cargo was sent on commercial cargo flights to two
laboratories in the United States.
Originally, the nuclear matter to both labs was packaged and “containerized” for commercial ground cargo transportation. But it later emerged that the documents by Los Alamos National Laboratory were prepared for air shipment in violation of well-defined federal regulations, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said in a statement.
While the packaging was not breached and the nuclear material not contaminated during its transportation, the NNSA announced that it is now investigating the case.
“This failure to follow established procedures is absolutely unacceptable,” said NNSA Administrator Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, USAF (Ret).
“I require the contractors who manage and operate our national laboratories and production plants to rigorously adhere to the highest safety and security standards in performing the vitally important work they do for our national security.”
The NNSA emphasized there was “no loss of radioactive material,” but promised that those who potentially jeopardized public security will be held accountable. It also gave assurances to undertake measures to avoid future incidents of this type.
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How many people do you think had to "slip up" for this event to happen. I'm pretty sure it wasn't one minimum wage employee in shipping........lol.
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