The raw element 115 was provided to the Americans in the form of discs. The scientists at S4 sent the element through Groom Lake to Los Alamos National Laboratory, to be milled for use in the reactor. Los Alamos was told it was a new form of armor. They simply followed orders, milled it as follows and sent it back to Groom Lake. It was during this process that some of the element turned up missing. As you'll see from the following pages, the milling process produces a tremendous amount of waste. STEP #1 The Element 115 was provided to the scientists at S4 in the form of discs. See next page.		Click on image to advance to the next step in the milling process.