NNSA Announces Elimination of 450 Metric Tons of Russian Weapons Highly Enriched Uranium
NNSA News:
Photo: Removing fresh nuclear fuel from Rossendorf, Germany. Courtesy/www.nnsa.doe.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that it has monitored the elimination of more than 450 metric tons of Russian highly enriched uranium (HEU) under a landmark nuclear nonproliferation program.
The 1993 U.S.-Russia HEU Purchase Agreement is now 90 percent complete and by the end of 2013 a total of 500 MT of Russian nuclear weapons HEU will be eliminated by being converted into low enriched uranium (LEU), which is intended for peaceful Read More
Journey Through Indian Country Part 5: A Zero Tolerance Approach
“We have zero tolerance for drug trafficking in Indian Country,” said Ken Gonzales, New Mexico’s U.S. Attorney. “We’ve made it a priority … to lower, if not eliminate, our thresholds to take these cases.” Courtesy/FBI
FBI Series Part 5
The arrest of a 20-year-old Zuni woman for selling two baggies of cocaine that each contained less than one gram of the drug might be considered a minor offense in many jurisdictions—but in Indian Country, federal prosecutors are taking a different approach.
“We have zero tolerance for drug trafficking in Indian Country,” said Ken Gonzales, New Mexico’s Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: June 28 to July 4, 2012
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
June 28 at 10:53 a.m. / A 62-year-old Los Alamos woman reported being the victim of criminal trespassing in the 3800 block of Gold Street. The estimated damage is unknown.
June 30 at 5:26 p.m. / A 54-year-old Los Alamos man reported being the victim of breaking and entering in the 200 block of El Conejo. The estimated damage is unknown.
July 1 at 10:16 a.m. / Steven Herrera, 55, of Santa Fe was Read More
Community Reaches Out to Church Following Fire
New Beginnings Fellowship Church at 112 East Road lost its chapel to fire on the 4th of July. Los Alamos Police were at the church early Thursday evening. Los Alamos Fire Investigators, the New Mexico Fire Marshal and an agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are searching for the cause of the fast spreading blaze. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
Los Alamos residents and members of the local faith-based community are rallying around the New Beginnings Fellowship Church, 112 East Road, after a fire destroyed its chapel on the 4th of July.
Calls of support Read More
Local Fire Restrictions Relax at Noon Today!
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Fire Department will relax its fire restrictions at noon today to Stage I in Los Alamos County.
This relaxation of fire restrictions is based upon:
- Local weather improvement, including:
- Recent regular rainfall
- The local (7) day forecast that reflects the apparent onset of the monsoon season
- Rising humidity values in the weather
- Fuel condition improvements, including:
- Reduction in Fire Danger Level, from Extreme to High
- Reduction in Ignition Potential, from 100% to 70%
- Increase in the Dead Fuel Moistures to double-digit levels.
- Daily fire
