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The milestone was reached after just two years in the market.

Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2023 - Critical materials such as base metals (e.g., nickel, lithium, and magnesium), rare earth metals, and other minerals (e.g., cobalt and germanium) are vital to Department of Defense (DOD) operations

October 4th, 2023  http://nuclearactive.org/ Increasing numbers of workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have tested positive for radiation exposure both at LANL and on foreign soil.    Six employees and the equipment they used tested positive for exposures to radioactive Iodine-125 following official foreign travel to an unknown location in March.  They traveled on commercial airlines…

Subsequent testing of surfaces and equipment detected beryllium dust — which poses health hazards, even in small amounts — contaminating several rooms, including where the workers had been doing maintenance

Subsequent testing of surfaces and equipment detected beryllium dust — which poses health hazards, even in small amounts — contaminating several rooms, including where the workers had been doing maintenance

With hours to go before the G20 summit commences, Delhi Lt Governor (LG)Vinai Kumar Saxena on Thursday assured that the national Capital is set to receive foreign dignitaries.  He also conducted the final round of inspection to take stock of the security, cleaning, beautification preparedness

Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G), V. K. Saxena, on Thursday, took the final stock of the security, cleaning, beautification preparedness and other related works in the National Capital and said that Delhi is all decked up and set to welcome the ...

Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current-Argus, 21 Jul 23, https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/2023/07/21/feds-digging-up-nuclear-waste-in-los-alamos-for-disposal-at-carlsbad-area-repository/70426843007/ Workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory dug up buried nuclear waste they planned to dispose of at the federal repository near Carlsbad, amid pressure from State officials that the facility prioritize New Mexico waste. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos Field Office and the lab’s cleanup...

The US Energy Department hasn't prioritized cleanup efforts at the New Mexico lab in a systematic manner.

It carries a legacy of illness, death and environmental racism for countless others. History tells of a long practice of hiring local Hispano and Pueblo communities to staff some of the most dangerous positions. History tells of a long practice of hiring local Hispano and Pueblo communities to staff some of the most dangerous positions,…