PanTeXas Deterrence, A Team Including TechSource, Inc. Has Been Awarded $30 Billion Management And Operating Contract For Pantex Plant
TechSource CEO V. Brian D’Andrea
TechSource News:
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) awarded a $30B Management and Operations contract to PanTeXas Deterrence LLC (PXD), a joint venture led by a BWX Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, to operate the NNSA Pantex Plant. TechSource, Inc., a leading science and engineering Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) in the national nuclear security mission space, will play a crucial role in the management and operations of the Pantex Plant as a dedicated small business and valued member of the PXD Team. Read More
Manhattan Project National Historical Park To Host Days Of Peace And Remembrance In 79th Anniversary Observance Of Atomic Bombings Of Japan
The Friendship Bell in Oak Ridge wreathed with luminarias during the Bell Ringing Ceremony in 2022. Courtesy/NPS
Los Alamos Lights for Peace event in 2022 at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/NPS
Hanford Lights for Peace event in 2022. Courtesy/NPS
NPS News:
DENVER – Manhattan Project National Historical Park, in partnership with Pearl Harbor National Memorial (NM), will host “Days of Peace and Remembrance” across its three sites and at Pearl Harbor NM to commemorate and reflect on the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945.
This commemorative programming acknowledges and interprets Read More
LANL: Future Climate Change Will Impact Opportunities For Prescribed Fires
A hotshot from Oregon works on the Las Conchas Fire in New Mexico. Courtesy/Kristen Honig, USFS
LANL News:
Severe wildfires increase with a decrease in prescribed burns—but new research shows that in some places across the United States there may be fewer opportunities to safely burn in the future.
“Prescribed fires are an important management tool for fuel loads, fire risk, and ecosystem health,” said Los Alamos Earth and Environmental Sciences Division Scientist Alex Jonko, the corresponding author of a new paper in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science about climate projections that are Read More
Los Alamos Researchers Look For Feedback On The Geothermal Clean Energy Testbed Scoping Study
LANL recently funded a series of scoping studies to explore the possibility of leveraging local facilities, infrastructure and resources to test clean-energy technologies. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Geothermal energy could bring high-paying jobs to New Mexico
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) recently funded a series of scoping studies to explore the possibility of leveraging local facilities, infrastructure and resources to test clean-energy technologies.
The team leading this effort is looking for feedback from the community and wants to hear from:
- Tribal and community representatives
Meet Elusive Mountain Lions Of Los Alamos
Hari Viswanathan, an environmental scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, used a motion sensor and DSLR camera to capture these local mountain lions. Lab biologists collaborate with neighboring agencies, like Bandelier National Monument, to track the mountain lions’ movements with game cameras and radio collars. It’s part of a long-term, multi-agency study investigating how large mammals respond to wildfire and forest restoration projects. #MountainLions #WildlifePhotography #LosAlamos. Courtesy/LANL Read More
2024 ScienceFest To Welcome DOE-EM Jeff Avery For STEM-focused Q&A Panels July 16
Jeff Avery
COUNTY News:
2024 ScienceFest will welcome U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management’s Jeff Avery, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, for STEM-focused Q&A panels 8 a.m. to noon, July 16 at Fuller Lodge.
Avery is a featured panelist on Panel 1 – Growing STEM in Local Communities, and will moderate Panel 2 – Future of Tech Opportunities in Northern New Mexico.
Avery will be joined by industry, community and Pueblo leaders from the DOE Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County and Pueblo Read More
LANL’s William Tobey To Speak At MOWW July 13
William Tobey
MOWW News:
The Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) Chapter 229will meet Saturday, July 13 at the Pecos Trail Cafe, 2239 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe.
This month’s speaker is William Tobey on “The Challenges We Face to the International Nuclear Order”.
The war in Ukraine, the expansion of China’s nuclear forces, and the threat of nuclear proliferation from North Korea and Iran all shake the pillars of the decades-old international nuclear order, which consists of deterrence, arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear security.
The United States and its allies and partners Read More
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