LANL Remembers Former Director Harold Agnew
Harold Agnew with the former President Ronald Reagan. Courtesy/LANL
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- Manhattan Project pioneer was LANL director from 1970-1979
Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan today remembered Harold Agnew as a national treasure who transformed the Laboratory into what it is in the 21st century.
“His contributions to the Laboratory made us the institution we are today,” McMillan said. “It was his vision – decades ago – that recognized that national security science brings value to a broad spectrum of breakthroughs. Los Alamos and the nation will be forever in Harold’s Read More
New Mexico Consortium’s Biological Laboratory and Greenhouse a Winner of Prestigious Best Projects Award for 2013
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Engineering News-Record (ENR) Southwest announced that the New Mexico Consortium’s new Biological Laboratory and Greenhouse in Los Alamos is one of the Merit Award winners of the prestigious Best Projects Award for 2013.
The Best Projects Awards are a series of special events to celebrate and honor the building teams that created the best projects of 2013 nationwide. These extraordinary projects are selected by juries of local prominent industry professionals.
The NMC Biological Laboratory and Greenhouse, submitted by Studio Southwest Architects, was Read More
LANL Hosts Additional Benefits Information Session
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Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Benefits Office has added an additional information session regarding the Laboratory’s 2014 health plan offerings.
The session is 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 at Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road in Los Alamos.
The session provides a convenient, additional choice for spouses or same-sex domestic partners of Los Alamos National Security, LLC employees to learn about the 2014 plan options.
Note: Plan to arrive early; seating is limited. Read More
Council Approves Cooperative Fire Services Agreement With NNSA
Deputy County Administrator Steve Lynne, left, and Fire Chief Troy Hughes brief Council on a 10-year cooperative agreement between LAFD and NNSA for fire services to Los Alamos National Laboratory. Following the briefing, Council approved the agreement and voted 7-0 to authorize County Administrator Harry Burgess to sign acceptance of the 10-year financial assistance award from NNSA for a cooperative agreement to provide fire services for the protection of LANL and Los Alamos County with a County cost share not to exceed $59.3 million for the 10-year period. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
LANL: Water for Future Mars Astronauts?
This image shows two areas on Mars in a location named Rocknest that were scooped out by the Curiosity Rover last year. Researchers took samples of the areas to determine whether they were wetter underneath or whether they dried out after scooping. Researchers found that soil moisture was consistent at the surface and underneath. Nevertheless, there is a small amount of water in the soil that astronauts might be able to use to sustain themselves. These finding and others are outlined in a series of papers appearing today in the Journal ‘Science’. Courtesy/NASA
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LANL’s Charlie McMillan Plays Dead in Arsenic and Old Lace
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Arsenic and Old Lace returns to the Los Alamos Little Theatre stage 69 years after its 1944 Los Alamos debut as the opening production of LALT’s 70th season.
In the opening production of Arsenic, the dead body was played by none other than J. Robert Oppenheimer, a role reprised Sept. 14 by current Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan.
McMillan was deemed a standout in his realistic portrayal of a dead man.
Aresenic and Old Lace continues at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and 28 at the Los Alamos Little Theatre, 1670 Nector St. Tickets are available at CB FOX or one half hour before Read More
LANL Selects Three Small Businesses for Environmental Work
Remediation work in a local canyon. Courtesy/LANL
LANL Selects Three Small Businesses for Environmental Work
- Value of up to $400 million over five years
Los Alamos National Laboratory has awarded master task order agreements to three small businesses for environmental support services work worth up to $400 million within a five-year period.
The businesses were selected based on a technical proficiency and lowest price basis. The companies—Terranear PMC, Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. and Portage, Inc.—were chosen from 11 prospective bidders. Task orders under this agreement Read More
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