October 18, 2010

Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Los Alamos National Security, LLC related to the Electrical Shock that occurred at Technical Area 16 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory

On October 18, 2010, the National Nuclear Security Administration issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (WEA-2010-04) to Los Alamos National Security, LLC for violations of 10 C.F.R. 851 associated with an electrical shock event that occurred in building 300 in technical area 16 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory on March 20, 2009.

This Fact Sheet provides information related to a Preliminary Notice of Violation issued by the National Nuclear Security Administration to Los Alamos National Security, LLC on October 18, 2010, for violations of the Department of Energy's worker safety and health regulations (10 C.F.R. 851) associated with an employee electrical shock event at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.