SPENDING AT SANDIA AND LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORIES WOULD INCREASE UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA’S BUDGET PLAN. THE PRESIDENT IS PROPOSING 1.9 BILLION DOLLARS FOR SANDIA…AND 2.1 BILLION FOR LOS ALAMOS. MOST OF THE SPENDING IS FOR WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
THE BUDGET INCLUDES 189 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE ONGOING WORK TO CLEAN UP RADIOACTIVE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AT LANL.
