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New Mexico Cites ‘Widespread’ Contamination Problem at Road Near Los Alamos Lab

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Radioactive contamination is more widespread than first thought along a road outside the Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, according to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED).
The area is part of a tract of land, which includes…

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