Los Alamos Security Raised as Forest Fire Rages

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 11, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Armed guards were deployed yesterday to protect three areas where special nuclear materials, including plutonium, are stored at the Los Alamos National Laboratory as a week-old forest fire driven by high winds leapt into the canyon around the New Mexico town of Los Alamos, forcing evacuation of its 11,000 inhabitants and setting neighborhoods ablaze, officials said.

"We are in a retreat situation," county spokesman Bill Lehman told the Associated Press late last night, adding that firefighters were running out of water.

The oldest of the nuclear storage areas on the 42-square-mile government ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Taos Boys Rally To Defeat Los Alamos
; LOS ALAMOS -- Mike Malone missed all three of his...its third upset in a week, knocking off Los Alamos (19-9) 50-49 on a last-second shot by...could imagine knocking off Capital and Los Alamos on the road earlier this week in the...
Los Alamos lab's security appears great on paper Glowing evaluation comes in wake of recent lapses in handling of nuclear data
; ...of two drives of nuclear secrets at Los Alamos National Laboratory, saying "there is something about the Los Alamos culture that we have not yet beaten...But on paper, where contract fees for Los Alamos manager University of California are...
Residents' true mettle emerges from blaze: Firefighters' heroism and neighbors' generosity unites Los Alamos during fire.(USA)
; ...of adversity, the fires in and around Los Alamos have brought out the very best in its...town. There was a battalion chief in the Los Alamos fire department, and his own home was...heroism right there, pal. A drive through Los Alamos itself, along streets named after nuclear...
Los Alamos Area Has Understated Wealth Northern New Mexico community is among the richest in the nation
; Los Alamos' status as one of the richest communities...were since a report last month listed Los Alamos as the city with the highest concentration...apparently is a key reason the home of Los Alamos National Laboratory topped the millionaire-densi...
RICHARDSON ANNOUNCES PLAN TO RELOCATE LOS ALAMOS TA-18 CAPABILITIES
; ...Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory...a different site at Los Alamos National Laboratory...recruiting efforts at Los Alamos. TA-18 houses the nation...performing general-purpose nuclear materials handling for a variety...operations that involve ...
HIDDEN WEALTH Los Alamos reportedly has the highest concentration of millionaires in U.S.
; Los Alamos' status as one of the richest communities...were since a report last month listed Los Alamos as the city with the highest concentration...apparently is a key reason the home of Los Alamos National Laboratory topped the millionaire-densi...
Los Alamos debacle could cost UC Debacle at Los Alamos costs UC How Los Alamos debacle costs UC
; ...security officers and scientists turned Los Alamos National Laboratory upside down last...board of regents that ostensibly runs Los Alamos, said he was tempted by the idea of...serve America and its security by running Los Alamos -- has been eclipsed, if not decimated...
Los Alamos is advertising for tourists
; LOS ALAMOS -- The Hampton Inn in Los Alamos is a bustling place during the week, thanks to business from the many contractors and subcontractors working with Los Alamos National Laboratory. "We sell out on some Sunday through Thursday...
Los Alamos Belies Trends
; ...city with the highest concentration of millionaires is ... Los Alamos! Who knew? After all, as one indignant (but anonymous) letter writer (from Los Alamos) pointed out, Los Alamos is a very unglamorous place where next to nobody is living...
Los Alamos Boys Break Sartan Curse
; 'Toppers' First Win in 4 Years LOS ALAMOS -- The Los Alamos boys soccer team scored a landmark victory at home Tuesday...with the prestige of St. Pius, it's a big win," said Los Alamos coach Ann Cernicek. "It's a great victory." In a matchup...