Last summer, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Pete Nanos suspended operations because he confessed little confidence the lab had sufficiently identified and addressed safety risks and potential vulnerabilities. Critics argued that the laboratory's safety record was good enough and questioned Nanos's decision.
Now the health, safety and radiation-protection division leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory has weighed in with his opinion, written in the Santa Fe New Mexican. "The laboratory's safety record is not good enough," says Lee McAtee.