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Los Alamos Lab Contractor Fined For Security Lapses

The private consortium that manages the Los Alamos National Laboratory has been fined by the federal government for losing track of secret weapons data and nuclear material.

The more than $192,000 fine was reduced by about 20 percent from the fine initially proposed by the Department of Energy in May.

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports federal investigators said the lab contractor failed to catch a discrepancy in shipping papers for the classified material when it was sent to the Nevada Nuclear Security Site. The classified materials and nuclear material have never been located.

Laboratory spokesman Kevin Roark told the newspaper Friday that lab management cooperated in the investigation after reporting the issue to the government. Roark says the notice of violation is being reviewed.

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Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican, http://www.sfnewmexican.com

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