2017 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2017 16:26:38 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] RADIATION: Los Alamos National Laboratory (NM) waste shipment "mislabeled"
 
New Mexico lab ships mislabeled waste container to Colorado

Associated Press
June 17, 2017

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Correspondence between Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico regulators shows the lab has failed more than once to accurately label drums of liquid waste shipped to a disposal center in Colorado.

The most recent incident happened last month and involved chemicals used to remove buildup from pipes in a cooling system, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.

The problem was outlined in an email to the New Mexico Environment Department that was made public Monday. It marked the second time in recent months that the lab failed to accurately document the pH level of waste sent to Veolia ES Technical Solutions.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/new-mexico-lab-ships-mislabeled-waste-container-to-colorado

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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