Los Alamos Suspends Four More Employees

The Los Alamos National Laboratory has suspended four more employees during its investigation into security violations at the research facility, laboratory Director Peter Nanos said yesterday (see GSN, July 29).

Nineteen employees have now been suspended in connection with the security investigation, along with four others suspended following a laser accident in which an intern suffered an eye injury, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Nanos also said that he expected it would take an additional two months before all operations resumed at Los Alamos. The Energy Department ordered a halt to most operations in mid-July following the reported disappearance of two computer disks containing classified information. The investigation into the missing disks is set to wrap up this month, Nanos said, adding that disciplinary action would be taken against any employee found responsible (Rebecca Trounson, Los Angeles Times, Aug. 5).

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