Keeping Nuclear Materials Secure

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Keeping Nuclear Materials Secure

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For 50 years, Los Alamos National Laboratory has been helping to keep nuclear materials secure. We do this by developing instruments and training inspectors that are deployed to other countries to make sure materials such as uranium are being used for peaceful purposes and not diverted for use in weapons. These measures are called “nuclear safeguards,” and they help make the world a safer place.

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2016-10-19. Keeping Nuclear Materials Secure. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1329474

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