Los Alamos Study Group: DOE IG - $128M Contract to Upgrade Los Alamos Power Plant With Private Financing May Be Illegal
February 16, 2022
February 16, 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 16 (TNSRep) -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release:
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Contract expands on-site generation 17-fold, part of larger plans to double LANL electricity use this decade for nuclear weapons mission
Study Group: NNSA is overpaying between $63 and $75 million to fast-track this project, avoid congressional scrutiny and DOE regulations, and skip environmental analysis. Payments should halt pending audit.
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Contract expands on-site generation 17-fold, part of larger plans to double LANL electricity use this decade for nuclear weapons mission
Study Group: NNSA is overpaying between $63 and $75 million to fast-track this project, avoid congressional scrutiny and DOE regulations, and skip environmental analysis. Payments should halt pending audit.