We don’t normally think of New Mexico as part of an earthquake zone. I am today years old that I’m learning this. The home of the two atomic bombs dropped by the United States onto Japan, Los Alamos National Laboratory, plays a vital part in producing a power source required for space missions beyond the inner Solar System.

I saw this article in Physics Today about efforts between NASA and the Department of Energy to improve safety at Los Alamos. Enjoy !!!

https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/online/41968/plutonium-production-for-nasa-carries-avoidable?src=TWIP&utm_source=Physics%20Today&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13894159_Q%20-%2017-21%20April&utm_content=TWIP&dm_i=1Y69,89SSV,E1Q8E2,XZT6J,1

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