More Radioactive Contaminants Found at Los Alamos Housing Site

BY: SCOTT WYLAND | santafenewmexican.com

More radioactive material has been found on a former Los Alamos National Laboratory site where low-income housing is being built.

Debris containing two forms of uranium was discovered last month in Los Alamos County, just south of where a utility crew found enough low-level radioactive waste in February to fill three drums.

Crews removed another three drums of contaminated debris, including glass shards, wood and metal objects, from the second site, according to state and federal officials. Other unearthed material remains isolated at the site until it can be analyzed and properly disposed of.

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