DOE Announces First Quadrennial Energy Review Public Meeting
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
DOE News:
- Topics and Locations for First Six Meetings Also Announced
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy released information on the first six public meetings to collect stakeholder input into the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER).
As the Secretariat for the QER Task Force, DOE will hold a series of meetings to discuss and receive comments on issues related to the development of a comprehensive strategy for the infrastructure needed to transport, transmit and deliver energy to consumers.
The first of these meetings is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Read More
NNSA Receives Secretary’s Award for Project Management Excellence
RLUOB. Courtesy/NNSA
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) was recently presented with the Secretary’s Award for Project Management Excellence for delivering the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building Replacement (CMRR) Radiological Laboratory/Utility/Office Building (RLUOB) Equipment Installation (REI) Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory $2 million under budget and ahead of schedule.
At the same event, Everett Trollinger, the CMRR/REI Federal Project Director (FPD), also was honored as the Department’s Federal Read More
LANL Resumes Transuranic Waste Shipments
Los Alamos sent the first shipment to Waste Control Specialists April 1. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Shipments Keep Lab on Track to Complete 3706 Campaign on Schedule
Los Alamos National Laboratory resumed shipments of transuranic waste Tuesday from Technical Area 54 Area G.
The shipments are part of an accelerated shipping campaign to remove 3,706 cubic meters of transuranic waste stored aboveground at Area G by June 30, 2014. Nearly 3,200 cubic meters of the waste have already been removed since the 3706 campaign began in January 2012.
The waste was received at Waste Control Specialists (WCS) Read More
SFI Seminar: Denaturation of Circular DNA
SFI News:
Amir BarSFI Seminar – Denaturation of Circular DNA
Abstract: DNA denaturation is the process by which the two strands of a DNA molecule separate. This process is essential both for biological processes such as gene transcription and for artificial processes such as PCR. A prototypical model for studying the denaturation of DNA upon heating is the Poland-Scheraga (PS) model, which exhibits quite a unique kind of phase transition.
In this talk I will give a brief
Seats Still Available For Saturday’s Tour of Trinity Site With Two Eyewitnesses
Trinity test photographer Jack Aeby. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society
HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
Because of high demand, a second bus has been secured for Saturday’s Trinity Site Tour and some seats remain available. There will be stops in Pojoaque, Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
Reservations close Wednesday. The cost is $100 for members and $150 for non-members.
On July 16, 1945, the first man-made nuclear explosion detonated in the pre-dawn darkness in the high desert ranchland about 30 miles southeast of Socorro.
It has been 69 years, but some hale and hearty guys who participated Read More
FUNdamentals of Leadership Workshop Helps Students Gain Career Skills
RDC News:
ESPANOLA – Friday, April 4, Accelerate program students from the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and five other colleges and universities around northern New Mexico will learn and practice leadership skills in a workshop at Northern New Mexico College.
The event, Learning the FUNdamentals of Leadership, aims to increase career readiness and assist in completing certificates and 2-year technical degrees for non-traditional students. It is the final event in a series of training classes and workshops held by Accelerate, a program of the Regional Development Corporation Read More
Seventy-three New Mexico Students Receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund Scholarships
From left, LAHS senior Alexander Wang, Santa Fe HS senior Greta Miller and Bernalillo HS senior Raymond Fasano awarded LAESF scholarships. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
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Scholarship campaign begins May 5 for 2015 scholarship awards
Los Alamos High School senior Alexander Wang, Santa Fe High School senior Greta Miller and Raymond Fasano of Bernalillo High School are among the 73 students from seven Northern New Mexico counties receiving LAESF scholarships, which are funded through pledges from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees, and a matching amount from Los Alamos National Security, Read More
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