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Lack of Notice About Off-Site Waste Shipments Costs Los Alamos Lab $300k

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The Los Alamos National Laboratory got whacked with some $300,000 in fines this month for failing to notify the New Mexico state government about eight off-site waste shipments in 2017 and 2018.
The eight shipments, comprising 18 containers, happened while contractor…

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