Due To the Government Shutdown America's Nuclear Weapons Labs Are Shutting Down

Photo: Los Alamos National Laboratory and the town of Los Alamos, New Mexico (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Nation's Nuclear Weapons Labs Prep For Shutdown -- Forbes

The ongoing federal government shutdown could soon lead to a shuttering of Sandia and Los Alamos National Labs in New Mexico. Together the two facilities make up the majority of the nation’s nuclear weapons program, while also bringing over $4 billion annually into one of the poorest states in the country.

The National Nuclear Security Administration ordered the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Sandia National Laboratories to be ready to shut down by October 21 and potentially furlough the majority of the labs’ 18,000 employees, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The NNSA, which is part of the Department of Energy, oversees the work at the two labs, as well as a third nuclear weapons facility at the Lawrence Livermore Lab in California. There’s been no word yet on a planned shut down for Livermore, but the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee that also handles nuclear weapons and fuel for naval reactors began an “orderly shutdown” on Monday.

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My Comment: Here is an easy prediction ..... this specific shutdown will not be receiving an exemption.