Common sense says this project should be abandoned .. permanently. The facility should probably be shut down, as well.
And if they knew in '07 of a 300 per cent greater earthquake potential, why would they even consider continuing with plans to build new facilities...?
Look at the cost differential..
500 million has turned into almost 6 billion...
That is a huge underestimation of cost..
Are they all brain-dead? Expand capacity..?
Shouldn't this technology be managed by the most brilliant minds rather than bureaucrats?
Freaking amazing..
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link to ananuclear.org]
PROJECT SUMMARIES
Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) Project is proposed to replace an
existing building at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico in order to expand capacity to
produce plutonium “pits” or “cores” for nuclear warheads.
• Original cost in 2004 was estimated to be between $350-$500 million, and the completion
date was 2011.
• The total cost was estimated to be $5.86 billion in FY 2010 with a completion date of 2022.
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Status – The DOE has deferred construction of this facility for five years.Federal oversight board questions radiation risk at Los Alamos National Laboratory
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link to lubbockonline.com]
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The board has been working closely with the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration to upgrade the building’s structure, fire suppression and ventilation systems since
new studies in 2007 showed the potential for a major earthquake along area faults to be 300 percent greater than previously believed.~
