Two nuclear laboratories in New Mexico are facing hefty fines for the faulty handling of classified information of material.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the federal Department of Energy has fined Sandia Corp. $577,500 for violation of control of nuclear weapons data.
Sandia Corp. is a Lockheed Martin company that serves as the private operator of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque.
The private contractor at Los Alamos National Laboratory was also fined $247,500 for the loss of classified material. In a separate incident, Los Alamos National Security LLC was fined $150,000 for exposure of workers to a hazardous material.
Sandia was cited for presenting information in improper lab settings, in public and on insecure computer servers.
Spokesmen for the Sandia and Los Alamos labs say they take security very seriously.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal.
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