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Site 300 unemployment list to grow

By Anonymous
LAYOFFS AT LIVERMORE LAB?

More than "900" nuclear weapons program workers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory could lose their jobs if the federal government goes ahead with a proposal to stop testing at a site in the Altamont Hills.

The Site 300 test range near Tracy is slated to stop testing under the U.S. National Nuclear Security Agency's proposal to consolidate the nation's nuclear weapons infrastructure.

Lab spokesman David Schwoegler says nuclear weapons launching systems tests could stop by 2010, and high explosives tests could stop by 2015. Federal officials say that plan would lower security risks and storage costs by moving some of the work performed locally to a New Mexico lab and a Nevada test site.

Schwoegler says the lab is exploring other uses for the facility before the agency makes a final decision next year.

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Anonymous said…
I'm going to bet Site 300 is long done away with before 2010.

LLNS needs a new golf course and country club with artificial astro turf. This rattle snakes must be displaced to allocate entertainment facilities for the VIP's from LLNL and LLNS. The only thing that could stop them from building their country club or selling the property to a real state tycoon would be an environmental impact study. Lets hope their lose their ass on these deals.
12/23/2007 9:33 AM
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