EM-LA, N3B To Discuss Legacy Waste Program Overview
N3B News:
Are you curious about the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)? Do you want to learn more about the progress made over the past year to protect our environment and safely dispose of radioactive waste? Please join us for a community meeting from 5-7 p.m. MDT, Sept. 10, 2025. We want to hear from you.
Hosts: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B).
Background: This event will feature discussions on:
- The different waste streams EM-LA/N3B
Preserving History ‘Behind-The-Fence’ … Archaeologist, Historic Buildings Team Restoring Manhattan Project Relics
Battleship Bunker in Pajarito Canyon, where important implosion tests preceded the Trinity Test. Courtesy/LANL
By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com
At Los Alamos’s Pajarito Site, also known as Technical Area 18 (TA-18), a quiet but profound restoration effort is unfolding. Led by archaeologists, historians and architects from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), this work goes beyond stabilizing concrete bunkers and experimental facilities from World War II. It’s part of a deeper mission to honor the full legacy of Manhattan Project National Historical Read More
Pages Of Our History: Remembering Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer
By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos
Los Alamos has lost a friend. Tom Lehrer, musician and mathematician, died July 26 in Cambridge, Mass., at age 97.
Some people will not recognize the name. but those who date back to the 1950s on the Hill and those who were in college in the ‘50s and ’60 s remember Lehrer’s songs, most of them written by Tom himself. They were light and fun.
Just a few years ago, Liz Martineau, Gordon McDonough, and I got the idea of playing Lehrer’s music in the Bethe House for visitors to enjoy. We had old records to make that idea possible, but we felt that we should ask Tom’s permission. Read More
NNSA Completes Independent Technical Review Of Proposed Depressurization Of Four Flanged Tritium Waste Containers At LANL
NNSA News:
The U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has completed and posted the Flanged Tritium Waste Container Depressurization Independent Technical Report at https://cdn.lanl.gov/files/nnsa-ftwc-independent-technical-report-20250812-final_2f154.pdf
It’s now the first document listed under the “Downloads” section at https://www.lanl.gov/engage/environment/ftwc
The Report is in response to New Mexico Environment Department’s request, outlined in a June 2025 letter to DOE/NNSA, to conduct an Read More
LANL: An Image Is Worth A Thousand Words
Los Alamos physicist Michelle Espy. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
From dinosaur skulls to airport liquid scans to brainwave mapping, Los Alamos physicist Michelle Espy has used scientific imaging to solve problems across science and national security. In this photo- and-illustration-rich feature, she reflects on the tools, techniques, and people that shaped her career.
Why it Matters
- Imaging technologies at the Lab support national security, medical diagnostics, transportation safety, and more.
- Espy’s pioneering work in ultra-low-field MRI, neutron imaging, and SQUID-based magnetometry
NNSA Issues Finding Of No Significant Impact To Environment From LANL Transmission Line Upgrade Project
LANL News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced its findings today that construction of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade Project (DOE/EA-2199) would yield no significant impact to the environment.
The transmission line installation project will cross lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF).
The EA analyzed the construction and operation of a new 115 kilovolt (kV) power transmission line to upgrade LANL’s existing electrical infrastructure. Read More
Los Alamos Firefighters Hold ‘Push-In Ceremony’
Los Alamos Fire Department Firefighters held a ‘push-in ceremony’ for their new engine Monday afternoon at Station No. 3 in White Rock. A ‘push-in ceremony’ is a tradition where a new fire truck is ceremoniously pushed into the fire station bay by firefighters. This practice, originating with horse-drawn engines needing manual placement, symbolizes the truck entering active service and honors the history of firefighting. It often includes a ‘wet down’ initiating the new engine. Its predecessor is being placed in the department’s reserved vehicles section. LANL Fire Protection Specialist Read More
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