president is defending nuclear energy. koat s royale da has more. reporter: sendia national laboratories, primary mission to ensure the u.s. nuclear arsenal is safe. world class scientists and engineers work here. los alamos national laboratory is recognized for its nuclear weapons program and research. the world is learning more about the work these new mexico labs do especially as a potential nuclear crisis is unfolding overseas. in terms of nuclear energy, everybody is watching this unfold in japan. new mexico has two labs that focus on this type of research. yet, there s talk about cutting the funding to those labs. is it important now more than ever to keep that federal money going to these labs? i think it is very important to make sure that we are doing everything we can to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the nuclear facilities we have. reporter: congress is looking for ways to cut the federal
energy. koat s royale da has more. reporter: sendia national laboratories, primary mission to ensure the u.s. nuclear arsenal is safe. world class scientists and engineers work here. los alamos national laboratory is recognized for its nuclear weapons program and research. the world is learning more about the work these new mexico labs do especially as a potential nuclear crisis is unfolding overseas. in terms of nuclear energy, everybody is watching this unfold in japan. new mexico has two labs that focus on this type of research. yet, there s talk about cutting the funding to those labs. is it important now more than ever to keep that federal money going to these labs? i think it is very important to make sure that we are doing everything we can to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the nuclear facilities we have. reporter: congress is looking for ways to cut the federal