Ripe Tomatoes At Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursday
NNSA And Japan Commit To Convert Japan’s Last Research Reactor That Uses Highly Enriched Uranium
NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON — Building on years of close nonproliferation cooperation, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) announced a new commitment to convert the Kindai University Teaching and Research Reactor (UTR-KINKI) from highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel and to return all HEU to the United States.
Following the removal of all HEU from the Kyoto University Critical Assembly, announced in August, Read More
Daily Postcard: Colorful Shades Of Fall Line Bryce Avenue
Daily Postcard: Colorful shades of fall emerge in the trees lining Bryce Avenue Tuesday in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Budget Proposal Includes Rep. Leger Fernández Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, $2.5 Billion To Compensate Survivors
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez announced that the budget proposal to fund the government through December includes the authorization of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act and $2.5 billion to compensate survivors of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.
The provisions were included in the proposed FY 2022 Continuing Resolution (“CR”), which would keep the government funded through Dec. 16. The CR still needs to be voted on and passed in both the Senate and the House Read More
DOD’s Largest Telescope AEOS Receives Mirror Recoat
Workers strip and wash the Advanced Electro-Optical System’s primary mirror at the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing site, Maui, Hawaii, in preparation for its mirror recoat. AMOS is part of the AFRL, and the AEOS telescope supports the U.S. Space Force with the nation’s space domain mission to operate freely in space. Courtesy/Boeing
The 3.6-meter, 75-ton Advanced Electro-Optical System, or AEOS. telescope, shown with the mirror recoat team, is the largest optical telescope in the Department of Defense. The mirror received its second recoat since the installation of AEOS at the Read More
Public Lands Day Hike Highlights Reasons For Protecting Thompson Peak Recommended Wilderness Area From Mining
NMW News:
PECOS — In celebration of National Public Lands Day, New Mexico Wild was joined Sunday by State and Federal Government Officials, the Upper Pecos Watershed Association, and local community members on a hike to the Recommended Wilderness Area of Thompson Peak (Glorieta Baldy).
This hike allowed members of the public, community leaders, and policymakers the opportunity to see the land that is at risk if Comexico is allowed to proceed with their exploration for mining operations.
“The area within the Thompson Peak Recommended Wilderness Area (Glorieta Baldy) is a beautiful and sacred Read More
Daily Postcard: Foggy Fall Morning At Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: A foggy fall morning Monday at the Missing Cabin near the entrance gate of Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/G. Farrell Read More
New Mexico Museum Of Space History Welcomes Graphic Artist Alika Arisumi To Staff
Alika Arisumi
NMMSH News:
ALAMOGORDO — The New Mexico Museum of Space History has announced Alika Arisumi as its newest staff member. Arisumi, a long-time Alamogordo resident, began his new position July 25 as graphic artist at the museum.
Arisumi has always been passionate about graphic design. At the young age of 12, he was gifted with Photoshop software by his father and used it, not to edit photos, but to design creative works.
“We’re delighted to welcome Alika to the museum and look forward to him bringing his passion and talent for graphic arts to improving our exhibits and our facility,” Read More
DOI Leaders Celebrate National Public Lands Day
Badlands National Park protects rugged buttes, pinnacles and spires surrounded by a mixed-grass prairie. Photo by William Green. Courtesy/DOI
DOI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Department of the Interior (DOI) leaders visited public lands across America Saturday to celebrate National Public Lands Day and highlight President Biden’s America the Beautiful initiative, a locally-led effort to conserve 30 percent of America’s lands and waters over the next decade.
National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands, held annually on the fourth Saturday Read More
Group Protecting Caja Del Rio Plateau In New Mexico
CLF News
SANTA FE — The community-led campaign to protect one of the most ecologically rich and culturally significant landscapes in the Southwest today released a multi-media collection of stories and a virtual field trip as part of the effort to connect the broader public with Tribal representatives and others closely connected to the special landscape of the Caja del Rio Plateau.
Located just a few miles outside of Santa Fe, the Caja del Rio Plateau holds deep historical value and continues to remain of vital importance to the Pueblo people of the middle Rio Grande. The Caja StoryMap brings Read More
Interior Department Announces Next Steps To Address Drought Crisis Gripping The Colorado River Basin
DOI News:
SANTA FE — As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, senior leaders from the Department of the Interior are outlining new and urgent actions to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton are attending the Colorado River Symposium in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this week to highlight steps the Department is taking and Read More
Jordan Clancy Takes Helm At Adelante Consulting
Adelante Consulting President Jordan Clancy
ADELANTE CONSULTING News:
Jordan Clancy has been promoted to president at Adelante Consulting, after serving as the company’s chief financial officer since 2021.
Clancy began his career at Macpherson Energy Corporation, holding various positions in finance, accounting and business development. Among his many projects, he was project controller and executed the $50 million (24-month) coal to biomass conversion of the 49.5 MW Mt. Poso Cogeneration facility in Kern County.
He also helped develop a pathway under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Read More
SFNF Hiring Temporary Workers For 2023 Fire, Field Season
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is hiring temporary positions for the 2023 season.
Proposed start dates would be in April 2023. Applications are only accepted through www.usajobs.gov, beginning Thursday, Sept. 29 through Thursday, Oct. 6.
Review the job announcement carefully for deadlines and required information to include in your application.
To find contact information and learn more about the positions advertised on the SFNF and across the Southwestern Region and find helpful hiring tips and resources and information about benefits, visit the Southwest Read More
Oak Ridge Crews Begin Deactivating Massive Facility At Y-12
A view of the Alpha-4 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge. EM crews are in the early stages of removing all utility sources to the building prior to tearing down the facility. Courtesy/DOE
DOE News:
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — EM crews are taking the first steps to bring the massive Alpha-4 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) to the cold-and-dark stage, a process in which they remove all utility sources to the building as a precursor to demolition.
This project moves EM closer to addressing one of the largest high-risk buildings at the site. It also marks the third Read More
Heinrich, Leger Fernández Lead Bicameral Bills To Approve Water Rights Settlements For Four Pueblos
Congressional News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) introduced two bills to approve the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Acoma, Jemez, Laguna and Zia, as well as participating non-Tribal parties.
Both pieces of legislation introduced in the Senate and House would implement two fund-based water settlements: one between the Pueblos of Jemez and Zia, the United States, the State of New Mexico, and non-Tribal parties; and another between the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna, the United States, the State of New Mexico, and non-Tribal Read More
Idaho, WIPP Observe Safety-Focused Day To Affirm Waste Shipping Relationship
EM personnel from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant met last week for a day focused on safety at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex at the INL Site. They reviewed transuranic waste shipping procedures and reaffirmed their commitment to safety and open communication. Courtesy/DOE
DOE News:
EM crews at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) jointly observed a day focused on safety last week to review transuranic (TRU) waste shipping and receipt procedures, reestablish their commitment to safety and Read More
Daily Postcard: Western Scrub Jay Snacks On Berries
Daily Postcard: A Western Scrub Jay snacks on berries and seeds in a yard Sunday in White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Posts From The Road: Dinosaur National Monument
Quarry Exhibit Hall: The Quarry Exhibit Hall is home to the ‘Wall of Bones’ , which contains hundreds of dinosaur fossils. The quarry began in 1909 when Earl Douglass discovered exposed dinosaur bones in the area. The current visitors center and Quarry Exhibit Hall opened in 2011. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Exhibit Hall and Cliff: A view of the excavated cliff revealing dinosaur bones on the interior of the exhibit hall and the exterior where no excavation has been performed. The site became Dinosaur National Monument in 1915. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Bones: Dinosaur Read More
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions Partners To Implement Broadcast Burn On Private Land In McKinley County
CGE News:
SANTA FE — Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions is partnering with the Forest Stewards Guild (the Guild), The Ember Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, McKinley County, and a diverse group of collaborators to implement a broadcast burn on up to 120 acres of private land in McKinley County this fall season.
Ignitions are expected to be conducted over 2-3 days with potential smoke impacts over 4 days.
Patrolling of the burn area will continue as needed. The burn team will select specific ignition days based upon current fuel moisture and weather at the burn site, as well as future forecasts. The Read More
Summit Garden Club Thanks Los Alamos Community
The Summit Garden Club would like to thank the Los Alamos community, especially Gillian Sutton, of Flowers by Gillian, and the United Church, for its support of their recent plant sale. The Summit Garden Club was able to meet the goal of funding its annual scholarship to a Los Alamos High School senior and also had the joy of seeing many people so pleased with their new plants. Courtesy/Judy Magelssen
Scene from the Summit Garden Club’s recent plant sale. The Summit Garden Club thanks the Los Alamos community for its support of their recent plant sale. Courtesy/Judy Magelssen Read More
