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Located in a remote area of [[New Mexico]], the original "Site Y" laboratory for the actual construction of [[nuclear weapon]]s during the WWII [[Manhattan Project]], renamed Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, and now Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) under the [[U.S. Department of Energy]]; diversified activities in nuclear sciences
A [[U.S. Department of Energy]] (DOE) national laboratory located in [[Los Alamos]], [[New Mexico]] and originally the development and construction center of [[nuclear weapons]] during the [[Manhattan Project]] for use by the [[United States]] in [[World War II]].

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A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory located in Los Alamos, New Mexico and originally the development and construction center of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project for use by the United States in World War II.