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The Office of Inspector General report on LANL

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By scooby
The Office of Inspector General has issued a report titled “Follow-up on Nuclear Safety:  Safety Basis and Quality Assurance at the Los Alamos National Laboratory," (DOE/IG-0941).

This report is now available for viewing and can be accessed by clicking the link below:

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Anonymous said…
The best thing LANS should do is to bulldoze the WETF facility and build a new facility. I mean, if you have seen this facility, you would immediately notice the facility (no bigger than my living room) is a joke. The safety credited systems are covered with plexiglass; that's it, defense-in-depth. Also, the Weapon Program (PAPWP and W) who own the facility have provided absolutely no support to get this facility operational. Brenner, Owen, Najera and crew should be fired for just sitting on their asses and watching. No accountability.
7/26/2015 2:41 PM
Anonymous said…
That red hot mess was Knapp's baby from day zero.
8/04/2015 5:46 AM
Anonymous said…
Or move the mission to the real tritium facility at SRS...
8/16/2015 8:17 PM
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