Los Alamos Lab Signs Fence-to-Fence Cleanup Order

Environment News Service, March, 2005

SANTA FE, New Mexico (ENS) — --> Federal and New Mexico state officials Tuesday signed a legally enforceable fence-to-fence clean up order for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) with officials from the University of California, which operates the lab for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy (DOE).

The result of two years of negotiations, the agreement requires comprehensive investigation and clean up of environmental contamination at LANL, including remediation of material disposal areas, ground water and other areas of contamination.

The order also sets a schedule for environmental clean up work, which must be completed by 2015.

LANL comprises 49 current and former Technical Areas covering approximately 40 square miles....

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