In a nod to Oppenheimer’s legacy, U.S. officials vow to prioritize cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The Government Accountability Office in a report issued Wednesday said while some improvements have been made, the U.S. Energy Department hasn’t taken a comprehensive approach to prioritizing cleanup activities at the New Mexico lab.
He characterized the nation’s multibillion-dollar cleanup program as the third largest liability on the books for the federal government - behind only Social Security and Medicaid. New Mexico environmental regulators said the report validates their longstanding concerns - that cleanup is mired in unnecessary delays that threaten public health and the environment. New Mexico Environment Department spokesman Matthew Maez pointed specifically to the federal government’s responsibility to protect drinking water.
Michael Mikolanis, who heads DOE’s environmental management office at Los Alamos, said Thursday that his team is developing a long-term strategic vision for the remaining cleanup that will be based on priorities identified through numerous meetings with state regulators, the leaders of neighboring Native American communities and others.
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