US extends contract for cleanup work at nuclear lab

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department has extended a contract worth $65 million for environmental cleanup work at one of the nation’s premier nuclear research laboratories.
With the extension announced this week, the private consortium that runs Los Alamos National Laboratory will be paid for an additional six months of work. The contract was set to expire Saturday.
The temporary cleanup contract was first extended in 2016. Officials say the latest ex