Catch Of The Week: Fake WordPress Security Advisory Scam
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
If you’re a blogger, chances are you have used WordPress as a platform. It’s one of the biggest blogger platforms out there. If and when I start my blog about cats, cocktails and cybersecurity, I’ll probably even end up using it.
That said, WordPress is notoriously not so great from a security perspective. Outdated software, plugins and themes are one of the bigger contributors to this issue.
For the casual user, keeping everything up to date in WordPress can be challenging, but without these updates there can be some serious security issues. Read More
NNSA: Comment Period For Old Gas Line Replacement
NNSA News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has prepared a floodplain assessment for proposed installation of a new 12-inch natural gas line that crosses through upper Pajarito Canyon and upper Starmer Canyon from Technical Area (TA) 8 to TA-22 at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
The gas line would replace the existing 70+ year old natural gas line and prevent loss of service to several LANL technical areas and Bandelier National Monument. A 15-day public comment period on the floodplain assessment begins with publication of this notification Read More
Asphalt Plant Start-Up Notification Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has announced that new documents have been added to the LANL Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:
Members of the public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More
NNSA: United States, Japan And Republic Of Korea Sign Trilateral Framework Encouraging Scientific Cooperation In Critical And Emerging Technology
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, senior representatives of the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Cabinet Office of Japan, and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea (ROK) signed a Trilateral Framework on cooperation in science and innovation.
Under the Framework, the participants will develop a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in early 2024 to facilitate scientific collaboration in critical and emerging technology areas.
The signing of the Framework memorializes political commitments made during the historic Aug. Read More
Caja Del Rio Coalition Asks For Extention On Public Comment Period For LANL Transmission Line To Avoid Pueblo Feast Days, Leadership Elections And Holidays
CAJA DEL RIO News:
SANTA FE — Tuesday, the coalition to protect the Caja del Rio submitted a formal letter to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) requesting an extension to the public comment period for Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade (EPCU) Project.
The project proposal would include construction of an approximate 14-mile, 115-Kilovolt power transmission line across a major part of the Caja del Rio plateau; a culturally and ecologically significant landscape in Northern New Mexico.
The public comment period is Dec. 19, 2023 Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Community Connections For December 2023
GIVING
$2.6 million raised in Holiday Giving Campaign. Funds support nonprofits, students, children. Visit this story here. Courtesy/LANL
ADAPTIVE TOYS
Modifying toys to bring joy to all. A Laboratory postdoctoral researcher uses a 3D printer and wiring knowledge to make sure toys are accessible for children with disabilities. Visit this story here. Courtesy/LANL
SCIENCE
Projects use artificial intelligence and machine learning to propel science. Multiyear efforts include partnerships with national laboratories and universities. Visit this story here. Courtesy/LANL
EMPLOYEE Read More
EA For Chromium Plume At LANL Now Out For Review
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Summary
Groundwater sampling data from monitoring wells at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) indicate the presence of chromium contamination in the regional aquifer resulting from historical use of potassium dichromate, a corrosion inhibitor, in cooling tower water that was discharged to an outfall as part of operational maintenance activities.
DOE is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate alternatives for remedial action as part of the Chromium Interim Measures and Characterization Read More
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