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Will higher-than-normal radiation levels be recorded at the Los Alamos National Lab (Santa Fe), during the current wildfires?
Settled on 07/02/2011 22:00 Settled by bernardo
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Concern about what's in the smoke from a wildfire close to the Los Alamos National Laboratory near Santa Fe, N.M., prompted tests for radiation, officials said. Worries about the smoke, which can be seen from space, and what's in it, prompted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set up air monitors and bring in a special airplane that checks for radiation levels, ABC News reported Wednesday.
So far officials have found nothing.
"Our facilities and nuclear material are protected and safe," Laboratory Director Charles McMillan told ABC News.
The Los Alamos lab will closed until at least Thursday because of the proximity of the Las Conchas fire to the facility's grounds, CNN said. "Laboratory facilities will be closed for all activities and non-essential employees are directed to remain off-site," the lab said in a statement.
The Las Conchas fire broke out Sunday and by early Wednesday had consumed about 61,000 acres. Officials said it was 3 percent contained.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/06/29/NM-fire-prompts-radiation-concerns/UPI-80221309348234
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