Fire in glovebox at LANL plutonium facility sparks safety discussion
July 30, 2026, 4:03PMNuclear News

Jill Gibson and Daniel Garcia at the LANL New Employee Training Academy. (Photo: Los Alamos National Laboratory)
According to a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) report, a fire occurred in a glovebox in the plutonium facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory on June 15. A test involving nonnuclear material was underway in the furnace inside the glovebox at the time of the incident.
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