DOE Pledges 'Fence to Fence' Cleanup of Los Alamos Site
After more than two years of negotiation and contentious wrangling, the U.S. Energy Dept. and the state of New Mexico have agreed on an estimated $800-million "fence to fence" cleanup of yet another Cold War atomic weapon production iconthe 38-sq-mile Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Lab officials say it will take a decade to complete the project under a consent order signed March 1 by DOE, the state Environment Dept. and the University of California, which operates the site for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). DOE will fund cleanup.