LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY HAS REPORTED THAT SHIPMENTS OF SMALL QUANTITIES OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL TO TWO OTHER NATIONAL LABS WERE TRANSPORTED BY COMMERCIAL AIR CARGO RATHER THAN GROUND TRANSPORTATION. THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SAYS THAT’S A MAJOR VIOLATION OF ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES.
AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE HOW IT HAPPENED. TESTS OF THE SHIPMENTS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO LOSS OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR CONTAMINATION.
