Los Alamos National Laboratory

Laboratory near Santa Fe

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2018	Terry Wallace briefly serves as director.
2018	Thomas Mason becomes director, leading the laboratory from 2018 to the present time.
November 1 2018	Triad National Security, LLC takes over management of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
June 8 2018	NNSA announces that Triad National Security, LLC will assume operation and management of LANL beginning November 1, 2018.
August 2017	Improper storage of plutonium metal potentially risked a criticality accident, with staff failing to declare the failure as required by procedure.
February 14 2014	An accident at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, for which the lab was partly responsible, results in a $57 million budget reduction.
2011	Charles F. McMillan becomes director, continuing the laboratory's legacy of scientific innovation.
August 2011	A near-criticality incident occurs during a photo shoot with eight plutonium rods, leading to the departure of 12 of the lab's 14 safety staff.

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