New Management Takes Over at Los Alamos

The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico officially received new management at midnight today, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Jan. 20).

The University of California gave way to a group led by the school and Bechtel Corp. The change was forced by security and safety mishaps and other problems at the nuclear weapons laboratory.

“The transition to a new era in the lab’s management is now fully under way,” Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) said in a press release. “I hope that as it continues to unfold, the lab’s commitment to the highest quality science in pursuit of the national interest remains as vigorous as it has been in the past” (Associated Press, June 1).

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