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LIVERMORE, Calif., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A watchdog group has asked a U.S. District Court judge to halt construction of a new biodefense lab in Livermore, Calif.
Tri-Valley CAREs filed the complaint this week, saying the new lab, being constructed inside the Lawrence Livermore nuclear weapons laboratory, could release lethal germs if struck by an earthquake, accident or terrorist attack, the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune reported Thursday.
"This move is very dangerous because they're proposing to do operations without what we consider the proper level of (environmental) review," said Marylia Kelley, the group's president.
However, officials at the lab, which is expected to begin operations in November, say the facility has passed four safety reviews from the University of California and the National Nuclear Security Administration.
"We believe that there's a critical need for the facility, and we're doing our best to get it going," lab spokesman Steve Wampler said.
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