NNSA, Los Alamos, and INL are partnering on criticality testing at an NNSA facility.
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Updated Aug 26
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What happened
NNSA, Los Alamos, and INL are partnering on criticality testing at an NNSA facility.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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National Nuclear Security Administration
semi-autonomous agency within the United States Department of Energy responsible for nuclear weapons stewardship
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
research laboratory initially involved in the design of nuclear weapons
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Idaho National Laboratory
United States Department of Energy complex located in the high desert of eastern Idaho
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