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The error relates to internal inventory and accounting that documents movement of sensitive materials within a small portion of Technical Area 55. LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 26, 2009— Officials at Los Alamos National Laboratory have reported an internal material control error to the National Nuclear Security Administration. The error relates to internal inventory and accounting that documents movement of sensitive materials within a small portion of Technical Area 55, the Laboratory's plutonium research, development, and processing facility. There is 100 percent certainty that no sensitive materials left the facility. The Laboratory has multiple, highly effective controls — including armed guards on site 24 hours a day —that ensure with complete confidence that sensitive materials do not improperly leave TA-55. The internal material control issue was first reported to NNSA in January. Management at TA-55 is conducting a full review and assessment of material controls for one small segment of TA-55 operations.
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