Chris Clark

WIPP: Work Begins On Interim Ventilation System

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WIPP News:
 
Recovery operations at the WIPP facility continue to move forward with work beginning on installation of the interim ventilation system.
 
This system will increase the overall amount of airflow in the underground facility from the 60,000 cubic feet per minute (CFM) available under the current configuration up to 114,000 CFM. Following the radiological event of February 2014, all air exiting the WIPP underground passes through High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters prior to being released into the environment.
 
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This Week At Farmers Market: May 28

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Los Alamos Farmer’s Market. File photo
 
LAFM News:
 
The Los Alamos Farmer’s Market is 7-11 a.m., Thursday in the Mesa Public Library parking lot.
 
This week at the market:
 
Peas, tomatoes, spinach, radishes, fresh garlic, onions, asparagus, salad greens, honey, pork, ungraded eggs, apple cider, breads, pies, tarts, pizzas, muffins,jams and jellies, sauces, plants, vegetable starts, hanging plants, native plants, flowers, kettle corn, sharpening service, gluten free breads and goodies, lavender body products, goat cheese spreads,
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VIDEO: LANL’s Canyon Cleanup Near Smith’s

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A spider excavator is lowered partway down the canyon side at Smith’s Marketplace during May 11 work to remove mercury-contaminated soil. Photo by Robert Hull

Cleanup work in the canyon is scheduled to take about two months to complete. Photo by Robert Hull

Staff Report

Watch video here.

To reduce the historical footprint through environmental cleanup, Los Alamos National Laboratory began this month performing a high-angle canyon-side cleanup on DOE property just south of  Smith’s Marketplace.

In collaboration with experts from contractor TerranearPMC, the Laboratory’s Environmental Read More

NM Hosts National Conference On Court Interpreters

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COURT News:
 
SANTA FE ― Managers of programs providing interpreting services for state courts across the country gathered in New Mexico last week for a national conference.
 
New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara J. Vigil and Artie Pepin, director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, officially opened the conference. Supreme Court Justice Edward L. Chávez delivered a keynote address.

Other New Mexico presenters included Paul Kippert, assistant general counsel with the Department of Finance and Administration, and Lisa Dignan and Roger Robb with the Read More

Rotary Youth Exchange Student Gives Presentation

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Markus Essl gives presentation about his year living in Los Alamos. Photo by Hal Davis
 
ROTARY News:
 
Rotary Youth Exchange student Markus Essl of Austria recently gave a presentation at Rotary about his high school year in Los Alamos as part of Rotary International’s youth exchange program. 
 
He and Frederiek Gerretschen of The Netherlands were sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos and were hosted by local families on a three-month rotation. 
 
Rotary Exchange students Frederiek Gerretschen and Markus Essl. Photo
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NNSA Hosts International Nuclear Forensics Workshop

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NNSA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― During May 11-22, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence program held a hands-on nuclear forensics course at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington. The “International Training Course on Nuclear Forensics Methodologies,” was co-sponsored with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 
 
Twenty participants from eight countries focused on the application of nuclear forensics methods during the investigation of nuclear or
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VIDEO: Heinrich, Udall’s Northern NM Wilderness Bill Gains Momentum In Committee Hearing

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― A bill introduced by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and Tom Udall, D-N.M. to establish two wilderness areas, the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness and Rio San Antonio Wilderness, within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument northwest of Taos, received a positive hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining.
 
In his opening statement, Heinrich, who is a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, said that the bill
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Pet Of The Week: Egypt The Dog

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Egypt the dog. Courtesy/FOS
 
SHELTER News:
 
Egypt is a spayed female Lab/hound/shepherd mix who is 18 months old. She is a little bit shy but has been very sweet at the shelter.
 
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, 505.662.8179, has a great selection of adoptable pets; see the Petfinder website for photos here. All adoptable pets are micro-chipped, spayed or neutered, and have up-to-date on vaccinations.

For information about volunteering, adopting and donating and learning more about special needs animals and cats and dogs in foster care, visit www.lafos.org

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