DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES IN NEW MEXICO WOULD SEE A FUNDING BOOST OF 300-MILLION DOLLARS UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S BUDGET PROPOSAL. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE PRESIDENT IS REQUESTING ALMOST 2.1 BILLION DOLLARS FOR SANDIA NATIONAL LABS…UP FROM 1.8 BILLION THE LAST TWO YEARS. LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY WOULD GET 2.2 BILLION…A SLIGHT INCREASE FROM THE 2017 BUDGET.
AND THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT OUTSIDE CARLSBAD WOULD SEE ITS BUDGET INCREASE BY MORE THAN 17 MILLION DOLLARS.
IT’LL BE UP TO CONGRESS TO PUT TOGETHER A FINAL SPENDING PLAN.
