NEW MEXICO’S TWO U-S SENATORS ARE LOOKING TO BOLSTER SAFETY AT THE STATE’S TWO NATIONAL LABS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS SENATORS TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH ARE PROPOSING THAT THE DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD REPORT TO CONGRESS EVERY YEAR ON WHAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE OPERATIONS AT SANDIA AND LOS ALAMOS ARE SAFE.
THE BOARD SAYS MANY OF THE SAFETY SYSTEMS IN PLACE AT LANL ARE FROM THE 1970’S, AND NEED TO BE UPGRADED.
