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Another preventable fire at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s plutonium facility has sparked alarm, marking the fourth such incident since 2023. The blaze, triggered during non-nuclear testing in a glove box, occurred despite missing required fire suppression systems and inadequate hazard evaluations. While officials claim no injuries or plutonium exposure, experts warn of troubling parallels to past nuclear accidents like Rocky Flats—and with plans to boost plutonium production by 2030, risks are escalating. Compounding the issue, safety regulators face mounting barriers accessing the site, hindering oversight as the lab modernizes the nation’s nuclear arsenal. These repeated lapses raise urgent questions about whether safety is truly being prioritized—or just promised.

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