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Review, Biennial Inspection & Maintenance Report On Erosion Controls In Drainages To 90’s Line Pond At TA-16 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Review, Biennial Inspection and Maintenance Report on Erosion Controls in Drainages to the 90’s Line Pond at Technical Area 16 (Link)
  • Review, Periodic Monitoring
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Catch Of The Week: Black Friday Scams Galore

By BECKY RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Everyone is filling their shopping carts with deals for Black Friday … be careful that you don’t get more than you bargained for!

One of the most common scams out there is the fake order notification scam. If you receive an email asking to update your payment method or requesting any personal information regarding an “order”, contact the company directly to make sure the email is legit before you do anything else.

One of the most commonly spoofed companies is, of course, Amazon. If you have the app on your phone, just go to your account and check to see Read More

DOE/NNSA Announces Review And Comment Period For Proposed LANL Transmission Line Upgrade Project

LANL News:

The Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced the availability and comment period for the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade Project Draft Environmental Assessment (DOE/EA-2199) (EA).

The EA was prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office.

The draft EA includes proposed amendments to the 2022 Forest Plan for the Santa Fe National Forest that would allow for the designation of a utility corridor Read More

Two Labs At Los Alamos National Laboratory Earn Green Certification For Sustainability-Conscious Cultures

Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies members with a banner proclaiming their ‘My Green LANL’ certification, which was a key step on the facility’s path to becoming platinum-level certified. Courtesy/LANL

Members of the Chain Lab at Los Alamos National Laboratory recently earned My Green Lab’s ‘green’ certification — the highest level possible — for its sustainable practices. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Two labs within Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have earned recognition for their sustainability-conscious culture: the Chain Lab in Genomics and Bioanalytics and the Center Read More

New Mexico Governor Hosts Los Alamos Panel Discussion On Importance Of STEM Education

Panelists from left, EM-LA Deputy Manager Eli Gilbertson, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, former County Councilor Sara Scott, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium Co-Founder Tina Cordova and UNM-LA student Asher Stevens discuss importance of STEM education Thursday at SALA. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Students, teachers, county and LANL representatives attend the governor’s panel discussion on STEM education  Thursday afternoon at SALA Los Alamos Event Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
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SFWAF To Host Lunch Talk/Discussion With Jack Shlacter On Oppenheimer And Strauss, A Difficult Relationship – From A Jewish Perspective Thursday Dec. 7

From The Santa Fe World Affairs Forum:

‘A Jewish Perspective on the Relationship Between Lewis Strauss and J. Robert Oppenheimer’

The Santa Fe World Affairs Forum invites the community to attend a buffet lunch and talk, noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 in board room #223 at Santa Fe Community College.

In June 1954 the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) revoked the security clearance of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientific leader of the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bombs. Particularly in Los Alamos, the canonical view today of the clearance clash between Oppenheimer and 1954 Read More

Catch Of The Week: Norton Invoice Phishing Scams

By BECKY RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

An ongoing phishing scam is the fake Norton invoice scam … we’ve been seeing this for years, but it can still catch users. Norton is a company providing subscriptions for antivirus and privacy/security services like LifeLock.

In the scam a user receives an invoice via email from “Norton” or other companies, like the image below:

 

Looks pretty legit right? Remember, it’s easy to spoof any company’s branding in an email.

Weirdly the majority of these do not have links, they are simply an email with a PDF attachment.

The attachment usually will Read More

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