County Responds to LANL’s Technetium 99 Incident
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County officials participated in a briefing this morning with DOE officials regarding last week’s incident involving the inadvertent spread of Technetium 99 by lab employees and contractors working at the Lujan Neutron Scattering Center at LANSCE.
After several days of interviews, measuring, surveying and assessment, the DOE’s Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) has been able to successfully identify all individuals and report on their whereabouts since the incident occurred.
About a dozen people had been reportedly involved in the incident, many of whom Read More
LANL Physicist Honored by American Physical Society
GEORGE KYRALA. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist George Kyrala, along with researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is among a team honored with the American Physical Society’s 2012 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research.
The team is being recognized for its work on a far-reaching discovery about laser-matter interaction, which has important implications for LLNL’s National Ignition Facility (NIF.)
The award is for “predicting and demonstrating the technique of laser scatter on self-generated plasma-optics Read More
Chamisa Gets ‘All Clear’ Following LANL’s Technetium-99 Assessment Conducted Sunday
Staff report
On short notice Sunday, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of Energy conducted a precautionary assessment of Chamisa Elementary School.
The sweep by DOE’s RAP team (Radiological Assistance Program) resulted in an “all clear.”
The assessment was the result of the Laboratory’s investigation of an inadvertent spread of Technetium-99 by employees and contractors at LANSCE as reported in the Los Alamos Daily Post Monday.
LANL has determined that about a dozen people came into potential contact with this material, and some tracked small Read More
Valerie Plame Wilson is Keynote Speaker for 5th Annual Women in Technology Celebration
NMTC News:
New Mexico Technology Council’s 5th Annual Women in Technology Celebration is set for 8:30-10 a.m Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid, 5151 San Francisco Road NE in Albuquerque.
The Nov. 1 event recognizes exceptional women in New Mexico who are working in a technology field and who encourage other women to pursue careers and leadership roles in technology.
The 5th Annual Women in Technology Celebration also recognizes women in technology across the state of New Mexico as well as deserving female high school seniors who receive scholarship funds for college. Read More
LANL Emergency Exercise Planned For Wednesday
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory is conducting an emergency preparedness exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 29. It is an exercise only.
LANL routinely conducts emergency exercises to test the preparedness of emergency response and other LANL personnel who would respond to an actual emergency.
The majority of the exercise is on LANL property and shouldn’t affect the public. Signs will be in place outside the Los Alamos Medical Center, alerting the public that an exercise is under way.
Laboratory employees who work in facilities near the exercise scenario have been notified. Los
LANL Responds to Radiological Incident at LANSCE
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Multiple tests indicate no health risks to public or employees
Los Alamos National Laboratory is investigating the inadvertent spread of Technetium 99 by employees and contractors at the Lujan Neutron Scattering Center at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), a multidisciplinary accelerator facility used for both civilian and national security research.
The Laboratory has determined that about a dozen people came into contact with the material, and some tracked small amounts of Technetium 99 off-site.
The contamination poses no danger to the public. The type of radiation Read More
SFI Colloquium: ‘Ulam’s Demons’ Set for Thursday
SFI Colloquium: “Ulam’s Demons” is set for 3:30 p.m. Thursday Aug. 30 in Noyce Conference Room.
George Dyson
Author and Historian of Technology
Abstract: Stanislaw Ulam (1909-1984), one of the inspirations for SFI, performed useful work, without the visible expenditure of energy, by letting good ideas in and keeping bad ideas out.
Four of the twentieth century’s most imaginative inventions — the Monte Carlo method, the hydrogen bomb, self-reproducing cellular automata, and nuclear pulse propulsion — originated with help from Stan.
Monte Carlo was the realization Read More
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