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Ruben Salazar was an employee with Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company, tasked with doing electrical distribution around Los Alamos. He was involved in bringing power to Los Alamos’s homes and technical sites.

Starting as a laborer on the electrical line from Santa Fe to Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, he worked his way up to become an electrical lineman and foreman. For years, he was an expert on power in the area. Salazar worked in power distribution at Los Alamos until 1992.

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