Repeated safety lapses hobble Los Alamos National Laboratory’s work on the cores of U.S. nuclear warheads. Continue Reading →
A near-disaster at Los Alamos lab takes a hidden toll on America’s arsenal
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Nuclear weapons contractors repeatedly violate shipping rules for dangerous materials
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Los Alamos laboratory’s recent mistakes in shipping plutonium were among dozens of incidents involving mislabeled or wrongly shipped materials associated with the nuclear weapons program. Continue Reading →
Light penalties and lax oversight encourage weak safety culture at nuclear weapons labs
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Explosions, fires and radioactive exposures are among the workplace hazards that fail to make a serious dent in private contractor profits. Continue Reading →
Repeated radiation warnings go unheeded at sensitive Idaho nuclear plant
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The inhalation of plutonium by 16 workers is preceded and followed by other contamination incidents, but the private contractor in charge suffers only a light penalty. Continue Reading →
More than 30 nuclear experts inhale uranium after radiation alarms at a weapons site are switched off
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Most were not told about it until months later, and other mishaps at the Nevada nuclear test site followed. Continue Reading →
Safety problems at a Los Alamos laboratory delay U.S. nuclear warhead testing and production
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A facility in New Mexico that handles the cores of U.S. nuclear weapons has been mostly closed since 2013 over its inability to control worker safety risks. Continue Reading →