Showing posts with label Weapons-Grade Nuclear Material. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weapons-Grade Nuclear Material. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Weapons-Grade Nuclear Material Stored at Top Secret Los Alamos Tunnel | VIDEO
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. —A secret tunnel recently revealed underneath Los Alamos has an important national security mission.
Built into the side of the mountain, almost 250 feet deep into the rock, are five vaults of historical significance.
The heavily guarded chamber was the first place the U.S. stored nuclear waste materials during the Cold War.
"It's weapons-grade nuclear material," Los Alamos National Lab buildings historian Ellen McGhee said. "(It's) definitely secure, very safe and very stable down here."
Because the lab didn't want the materials to fall into the wrong hands, the facility was a secret for decades. It's one of those places everyone knew not to ask questions about.
"There were alarms, and there were guards stationed outside," McGhee said . . .
