WIPP: Waste Control Specialists Continues Precautionary Measures
An employee with Waste Control Specialists examines modular concrete casks, similar to those that are being used to overpack waste containers from LANL. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
Waste Control Specialists (WCS) in Andrews, Texas, continues implementing precautionary measures this week to ensure the safety of the public, environment and workers.
WCS is loading standard waste boxes from the suspect waste stream originating from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) into modular concrete casks.
Prior to loading, thermal readings are taken of each standard waste box container Read More
PEEC Hosts Free Program on LANL Environmental Stewardship Thursday
Phillip Noll
PEEC News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory representatives Phillip Noll, Jennifer Payne and LeAnn Purtzer will discuss ongoing environmental stewardship projects at the Laboratory at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 29 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC). The event is free and no advance registration is required.
The trio will talk about LANL’s efforts to evaluate impacts of Laboratory activities on cultural resources, assess ecological risks, and prepare environmental assessments, cultural resources reports, and mitigation plans. They will also Read More
US Air Force Launches Satellite Carrying NNSA-provided Nuclear Detonation Detection Sensors
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday, May 16, with the support of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a U.S. Air Force Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral.
Hosted onboard was a GPS IIF navigation satellite and a Global Burst Detector (GBD) payload designed to detect, identify and precisely locate nuclear explosions.
The 300-pound GBD payload, supported by NNSA’s Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development Program and built by Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories, is the latest space-based sensor addition to the United States Nuclear Read More
UNM-LA Tech Frontiers 2014 Application Deadline Extended
UNM-LA News:
The application deadline for Tech Frontiers 2014, the joint venture between the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA), and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), has been extended to June 9.
Tech Frontiers 2014 will offer two, one-week sessions providing participants the opportunity to learn about careers in environmental science or about projects that involve both engineering and science. Students will earn one hour of college credit for each session they attend.
The first session, Environmental Science: The Science Behind the Headlines, runs 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Read More
Planetary Scientist to Discuss Curiosity Rover’s Visit to Mars
Curiosity rover on Mars. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- May 28 lecture examines data collected from Gale Crater
Agnes Cousin-Pilleri, a post-doctoral researcher in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Chemistry Division, will discuss the trailblazing discoveries made by the ChemCam instrument on the Curiosity rover on Mars from noon to 1 p.m. May 28 at the Bradbury Science Museum.
“ChemCam is providing one of the largest and most powerful datasets in Martian exploration,” Cousin-Pilleri said. “In its first year on Mars, Curiosity and ChemCam have made many ground-breaking discoveries.”
In the Read More
Cracked Lid of Nuclear Waste Container May Be Source of WIPP Radiation Leak
Waste container photographed earlier this month at WIPP with its lid unsealed and apparent heat discoloration. Courtesy/WIPP
HSNW News:
The radiation leak at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad has been linked to a waste container shipped from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), raising questions about the safety of other containers stored at the lab’s northern New Mexico facility and at the Waste Control Specialists (WCS) site in Andrews, Texas.
As a precautionary measure, LANL has been ordered to remove thousands of similar containers filled with toxic waste from Read More
2014 Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund Recipients Share Dreams and Gratitude
LANL Director Charles McMillan visits with Mesa Vista High School graduate Jeanette Varela who is the first in her family to attend college, and Pecos High School graduate Nicolette Gonzales, during Monday’s kick-off of the Los Alamos Laboratory Employee’s Scholarship Fund campaign. The students are among 73 winners of $419,500 awarded in 2014 scholarships. Photo by Richard C. Robinson/LANL
Los Alamos High School senior Alexandr Wang is one of two Gold Scholars. He will receive $20,000 over four years. Photo by Richard C. Robinson/LANL
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