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Top U.S. Nuclear Lab Remains Closed Due to Massive Wildfire

HeadlineJun 30, 2011

The Los Alamos National laboratory in New Mexico, the top nuclear lab in the United States, remains shut down due to a massive wildfire. Officials say about an acre of lab property burned on Monday. A plane equipped with radiation monitors is now flying over the lab to test the air quality.

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