Washington (Platts)--17Dec2007
The University of California on December 17 agreed to pay a $2.8 million
fine stemming from security problems discovered at Los Alamos National
Laboratory in October 2006, the National Nuclear Security Administration said.
In September, NNSA which oversees US nuclear weapons labs, imposed a $3
million fine on the university after classified information from Los Alamos
was discovered in a trailer park during a drug raid. Under the agreement, the
university will pay $2.8 million and accept responsibility for the incident,
NNSA said. The university also agreed to forgo any further appeals, according
to NNSA.
The university managed the lab from 1943 until May 2006, when, after a
series of security problems, DOE shifted control to a management consortium
called Los Alamos National Security, which includes the University of
California as well as Bechtel, BWX Technologies and Washington Group
International.
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