State official: DOE estimate on Los Alamos cleanup too low

POJOAQUE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico official says cleaning up radioactive and hazardous waste at Los Alamos will cost far more than the $1.2 billion estimate by the federal Department of Energy.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that state Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn said at a public meeting Thursday that the DOE’s cost projection is “far too low” and called for the state and federal governments to have an honest conversation about the issue.
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