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More Nuclear Material Removed From Livermore Lab
Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California has sent 80 percent of its highly secured "special nuclear material" to five other government sites, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration said yesterday (see GSN, Oct. 1, 2009).
The material has been sent to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee, the Idaho National Laboratory and the Nevada National Security Site.
The deliveries were part of a U.S. effort begun four years ago to consolidate high-security nuclear material at the five facilities by 2012. Removal of the sensitive material from Lawrence Livermore is set to wrap up that year.
“The removal of 80 percent of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s highest security category nuclear material demonstrates continued progress and is the result of some very hard work,” NNSA Deputy Administrator Donald Cook said in a statement. “NNSA continues to make tremendous strides in transforming a Cold War nuclear weapons complex into a 21st century nuclear security enterprise that is smaller, safer, and more efficient. Safely and efficiently removing special nuclear material from Livermore by the end of 2012 is a major part of that effort” (U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration release I, Nov. 10).
http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20101111_1698.php
More Nuclear Material Removed From Livermore Lab
Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California has sent 80 percent of its highly secured "special nuclear material" to five other government sites, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration said yesterday (see GSN, Oct. 1, 2009).
The material has been sent to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee, the Idaho National Laboratory and the Nevada National Security Site.
The deliveries were part of a U.S. effort begun four years ago to consolidate high-security nuclear material at the five facilities by 2012. Removal of the sensitive material from Lawrence Livermore is set to wrap up that year.
“The removal of 80 percent of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s highest security category nuclear material demonstrates continued progress and is the result of some very hard work,” NNSA Deputy Administrator Donald Cook said in a statement. “NNSA continues to make tremendous strides in transforming a Cold War nuclear weapons complex into a 21st century nuclear security enterprise that is smaller, safer, and more efficient. Safely and efficiently removing special nuclear material from Livermore by the end of 2012 is a major part of that effort” (U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration release I, Nov. 10).
http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20101111_1698.php
Comments
I hate DOE polspeak.
If removing SNM from Livermore males Livermore "smaller, safer (yes...always safer) and more efficient" doesn't that, under the conditions of his statement, make these other facilities larger less safe and less efficient?
We've done the lords work today folks!
November 20, 2010 7:54 PM
Truer words were never written. The whiners have brought about the current state. It will ever be so.
Yup, I've never heard a moderate or conservative Labbie complain about any conditions at LLNL.
November 24, 2010 8:56 PM
Nor will you. Thank you for your support of our conservative causes!
Can't oblige you on that, 9:43PM. But you have a great day, too.
Thanks for that insightful statement. Keep thinking those deep thoughts.
It is gone because of a conservative congress and a conservative president. liberals had very little to do with the LLNS take over. Check your history before you post.
November 30, 2010 6:47 AM
Could you be more specific? Looking over recent posts on this thread, it's hard to see what you are talking about.
Expressing an opinion, not a fact. If you don't agree with me that's fine (unless you are the culprit).