The Department of Energy on Wednesday released $43 million to the Laboratory for accelerated clean up projects. The agreement accelerates environmental legacy cleanup at Los Alamos by 20 years. It covers more than 800 cleanup sites and 43 square miles, focusing cleanup on the highest priority areas first.
"We have made significant progress with our accelerated cleanup programs and we look forward to significant improvements in cleanup operations at Los Alamos," said Jessie Roberson, DOE's assistant secretary for environmental management. "We are pleased that a tentative agreement has been reached to continue that progress at Los Alamos."
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