U.S. Energy Department Completes First Transfer of Nuclear Materials From Los Alamos

The U.S. Energy Department yesterday finished transferring the first batch of nuclear materials from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico to a facility at the Nevada Test Site, according to the Associated Press (see GSN, April 27).

The purpose of the transfer is to move plutonium and highly enriched uranium from Los Alamos’ Technical Area 18, which has been the focus of security concerns, to a more secure facility at the Nevada Test Site, National Nuclear Security Administration officials said. The agency plans to transfer the most sensitive weapon-grade material from Los Alamos by September 2005, and to complete the transfer of the remaining material by 2008, AP reported.(Leslie Hoffman, Associated Press/Yahoo!News, Oct. 1).

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