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| Jan.14 |
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Appointment of heads to 6 new programs
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| Feb.1 |
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Embattled laboratory rehires fired guard Lawrence National lab will comply with a federal arbitrator's order that it rehire Mathew Zipoli
| Feb.8 |
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Lab cancels public tours and events 300 students were scheduled to participate in a 'Science on Saturday' program but the event has been cancelled
| Feb.13 |
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2 scientists receives AAAS distinction Jeff Wadsworth and Craig Smith have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
| Feb.17 |
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High power microwave zapper Scientists have been working on a weapon that may play a major role in the opening of a possible war in Iraq
| Feb.18 |
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Lab toxin leaks no health risk Toxins released more than 30 years ago pose no health risks to the surrounding community
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| Apr.11 |
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Fallen lab official was espionage expert William Cleveland Jr resigned from counterespionage post after acknowledging an affair with a suspected Chinese agent | |
| Apr.17 |
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Lab rolls out new radiation detectors The device, known as RadNet, will be able to sniff out nuclear materials with a cutting-edge sensor | |
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| May.7 |
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Ex-employee sentenced for taking bribes Joseph Lupton, 59, who was a purchasing agent, admitted that he took between $10,000 and $15,000 in cash
| May.14 |
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Set of security keys lost Keys could unlock gates and offices at a nuclear weapons lab. Officials have since changed all locks | |
| May.30 |
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Feds will evaluate Lab security Federal investigators will evaluate whether the government should take over security at a nuclear weapons lab
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| Jun.3 |
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3 security managers suspended An electronic key card went missing for 6 weeks before top managers were informed
| Jun.13 |
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Security shakeup The Laboratory officials are shaking up the management following high-profile gaffes
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| Aug.6 |
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3 workers arrested Three foreign nationals have been arrested by agents of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
| Aug.10 |
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Protesters oppose 'bunker busters'' Hundreds rallied outside a lab to protest the plan to develop so-called bombs designed to burrow into the ground | |
| Aug.19 |
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New associate director of engineering Steven Patterson will lead more than 2200 engineers, designers, technicians and other workers
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| Sep.9 |
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Edward Teller, father of the H-bomb, dies Teller played a key role in U.S. defense and energy policies for more than half a century. He was 95 | |
| Sep.12 |
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Brushfire burned 30 acres The wind blew a branch into a power line. 60 firefighters, 2 air tankers, a helicopter teamed up to put out the flames
| Sep.14 |
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Lab cited for radiation violations Laboratory has been tentatively cited for a violation that allowed a worker to receive twice the annual allowed dose
| Sep.29 |
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Audit finds firearms control weak The nuclear weapons facility hasn't been doing a good enough job tracking firearms assigned to security personnel
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| Nov.2 |
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Proposal to rename lab after Teller A proposal to rename lab after hydrogen bomb pioneer is being supported by politicians and peace activists alike
| Nov.11 |
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Small fire Fire began during routine roofing work, starting in an inside wall and spreading to less than 50 feet of the building
| Nov.20 |
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Discrimination suit settled for $17.9 million Laboratory has to add a 1% raise for the lab's 2,500 women employees
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| Dec.4 |
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New security chief named National Laboratory officials have appointed a former Secret Service agent Russell G. Miller as a new security chief
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