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NNSA Conducts Experiment To Improve U.S. Ability To Detect Foreign Nuclear Explosions

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, a National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) led-team successfully conducted the fourth in a series of experiments designed to improve our ability to detect underground nuclear explosions.

The Source Physics Experiment (SPE-4 Prime) is a fundamental step forward in the U.S. effort to improve arms control verification, and will eventually be used to assure compliance with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).

NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Anne Harrington, noted that “The seismic Read More

Los Alamos High School Standout Jared Mang Named Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year!

Jared Mang

CHICAGO — In its 30th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Jared Mang of Los Alamos High School as its 2014-15 Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year.

Mang is the first Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year to be chosen from Los Alamos High School.

The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Mang as New Mexico’s Read More

NDI Student Dancers Shine In Front Of 1,700 People

More than 500 student dancers and an audience of 1,700 people fill Española Valley High School Gymnasium Wednesday evening for the annual NDI End-of-Year performance. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com

Special guests participating in Wednesday’s event include businessman Omar Sanchez, in blue t-shirt, who owns Time Out Pizzeria restaurants in Los Alamos and White Rock. Sanchez also is a retired New Mexico State Police officer and Wednesday marked his 8th year participating in the event. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com

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Manhattan Project National Historical Park: NPS & DOE Field Team Visits Los Alamos June 2-4

COUNTY News:

With the passage last December of legislation creating the Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MPNHP), a field team of representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Park Service (NPS) has scheduled a trip to Los Alamos June 2-4.

This three-day site visit will include tours of historic buildings, both in town and on DOE/LANL property, as well as high-profile public and stakeholder meetings. 

The community is invited and encouraged to attend an important event during the team’s visit:

  • Public Meeting & Reception for the MPNHP Field
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NMMA Appoints Rebecca Aubin To Newly Created Position Of Head Of Education And Visitor Experience

New Mexico Museum of Art. Courtesy/NMMA
 
NMMA News:
 
SANTA FE  The New Mexico Museum of Art welcomes Rebecca Aubin to the newly created position of Head of Education and Visitor Experience.
 
Aubin will develop a comprehensive vision for the museum’s educational and public programs with the goal of improving and enhancing overall visitor experience. Enhancing the museum’s position as a community center for the arts and extending its statewide outreach are also in the works.
 
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SFBG Refocuses Programming Toward Museum Hill & Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve Sites

SFBG News:
 
After eight years of providing programs at the Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve, the Botanical Garden’s Board of Directors has voted to discontinue their hikes on wilderness property owned by Santa Fe County.
 
In announcing this change, CEO Clayton Bass noted, “Our mission of educational programming has grown 10-fold over the last few years and we are placing our staffing and efforts where we have the greatest impact for children and adults of the region. Since opening the Garden on Museum Hill in July 2013, we have served over 45,000
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New Mexico History Museum Unveils June Events

 
NMHM News:
 
SANTA FE — Bring the family, bring your friends, or just come by yourself. Besides great exhibits, we have something for everyone:
 
Friday, June 5, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Palace Guard trip to Glorieta
Members of the museum’s Friends group journey to the Civil War battle site at Pecos National Historic Park for a tour with Ranger Eric Valencia, a picnic lunch, and a visit to Casa Escuela, a private museum with historic firearms and military ephemera. $30. Reserve a spot by calling (505).982.6366, ext. 4. Not a Palace Guard member? Call 
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Heinrich Introduces Energy Storage Promotion And Deployment Act

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. introduced S. 1434, the Energy Storage Promotion and Deployment Act, to establish an energy storage portfolio standard for electric utility companies.
 
A utility may meet the standard with any combination of storage technologies and ownership, including storage located at homes or businesses. U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine is a cosponsor of the bill.
 
The bill would set national targets for energy storage in order to meet the growing demand on
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New Research Reveals Europa’s Mystery Dark Material Could Be Sea Salt

AGU/NASA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  New laboratory experiments suggest the dark material coating some geological features of Jupiter’s moon Europa is likely sea salt from a subsurface ocean, discolored by exposure to radiation.
The presence of sea salt on Europa’s surface suggests the ocean is interacting with its rocky seaflooran important consideration in determining whether the icy moon could support life.
 
The new study has been accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, and is available
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New Mexico Regulators Delay Final Ruling On PNM Plan To Continue Burning Coal

PRC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE  The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) announced plans to postpone a final ruling on PNM’s proposal to continue burning coal at the San Juan Generating Station until the utility is able to secure final coal supply and ownership agreements.
 
Earlier this month, PNM filed draft, non-binding contracts with the PRC that threatens to lock the utility into burning coal at the aging San Juan Generating Station for the foreseeable future. As support for the San Juan Generating Station continues to plummet, PNM is looking to fill the ownership
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