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Rock Slide, Unstable Conditions Close N.M. 4 Near TA-39

Scene of the rock slide today that caused the closure of N.M. 4 at mile marker 57 near Technical Area 39. Courtesy/LAPD

Update: The road is reopened in both directions.

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is reporting a road closure on N.M. 4 at mile marker 57 near Technical Area 39.

The road is closed in both directions due to a rock slide and unstable conditions.

NMDOT is on scene along with Los Alamos police officers. 

Motorists are advised to avoid the area until field crews can clear the roadway and deem it safe for passage. Read More

Notice Of Completion Of Off-Site Waste Shipments For 2nd Quarter 2023 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, Notice of Completion of Off-Site Waste Shipments for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 for Los Alamos National Laboratory, as Required by the Federal
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LANL: Guidance For Tourists Visiting Los Alamos

The Bradbury Science Museum in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory, the town and the county — have received unprecedented tourist attention thanks to the movie “Oppenheimer”. But the Laboratory is a unique place with special restrictions, many of which visitors have never heard of.

Here’s a list of common questions and what to know before you go:

Can I get a badge? I want to tour the Lab!

While we appreciate your enthusiasm and understand why you’d want to tour such an interesting place, Los Alamos National Laboratory is a working national security laboratory Read More

LANL: Oppenheimer’s Science Beyond The Manhattan Project & More

Science: Oppenheimer’s science beyond the Manhattan Project

What about J. Robert Oppenheimer as a scientist stands out after all these years? Mark Paris, a theoretical physicist at Los Alamos, takes a look at some of the high points in a column for Physics Today, tracing Oppenheimer’s important contributions to the emergence of quantum theory. Oppenheimer achieved influential work in the spectral properties of molecules, offered an understanding of cosmic rays and neutron stars, and predicted what would come to be called ‘black holes’. Much of that work came while founding the leading Read More

LANL: New Research Points To Possible Seasonal Climate Patterns On Early Mars

Patterns in mud cracks show that Mars may have had cyclical moisture patterns. Left: the terrain in the Gale Crater where Curiosity is currently exploring. Right: mud cracks on Earth, where wet-dry cycling has occurred, creating Y-shaped patterns. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, LANL

LANL News:

New observations of mud cracks made by the Curiosity Rover show that high-frequency, wet-dry cycling occurred in early Martian surface environments, indicating that the red planet may have once seen seasonal weather patterns or even flash floods. The research was published today in Nature Read More

Review, Demolition Notification For Quarter Ending Sept. 30 Added To LANL Legacy Cleanup 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:

  • Approval, Site Treatment Plan, Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Update and Proposed Revision 33.0, Federal Facility Compliance Order, October 4, 1995, Los Alamos National
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Manhattan Project National Historical Park Announces New Los Alamos Site Manager Tom Smith

MPNHP Los Alamos Site Manager Tom Smith

MPNHP News:

Tom Smith has accepted the Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MPNHP) Los Alamos site manager position. As another milestone for the park, Smith will be the first permanent site manager at Los Alamos. He brings a variety of experiences and skills to the park and begins his new position mid-September.

Smith is making his return to the National Park Service Intermountain Region where he started his career in 2005. While earning his bachelor’s degree in American History from University of Northern Colorado, Smith worked as a seasonal Read More

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