WIPP Waste Techs Encounter Abnormal Odor
WIPP News:
Late last week, four waste handling technicians at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) were performing surface temperature measurements on transuranic waste containers in the Waste Handling Bay when they encountered an abnormal odor.
The odor was described as a “cleaning solution-like” odor, similar to odors that have been detected in the past when opening shipping containers during routine waste operations at WIPP.
Employees stopped work, notified their supervisor and left the area. WIPP radiological and industrial safety personnel responded to the bay within Read More
Business Community Briefed On Legislative Agenda
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard gives a legislative report at Thursday’s Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce members listen to Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard’s legislative report at Thursday’s Business Breakfast. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comRep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Sandoval and Rio Arriba counties, briefed the local business community on the 60-day session
Heinrich Remarks On Release Of Report On CIA Detention, Interrogation Program
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U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, will deliver the following remarks today on the release of the executive summary and the findings and conclusions of the committee’s five-year review of the CIA’s detention and interrogation program. Senator Heinrich has been a leading proponent of declassifying the report.
A copy of the report is available HERE.
Heinrich’s remarks as prepared for delivery are below:
U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE’S
Los Alamos Physicist Hockaday Honored For National Security Contributions
LANL’s Associate Director for Experimental Physical Sciences Mary Hockaday is the recipient of two significant honors. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Associate Director for Experimental Physical Sciences Mary Hockaday of Los Alamos National Laboratory is the recipient of two significant honors this week. She earned a 2014 fellowship from the Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and also a Distinguished Alumni Award from the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Alumni Association.
“I have been truly surprised, humbled and honored by these awards; I greatly appreciate Read More
Los Alamos Student Ruby Selvage Named 2014 Outstanding Youth In Philanthropy
LAHS’s Ruby Selvage, honored as the 2014 Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Middle School Student, poses with officials at a Nov. 5 awards luncheon in Albuquerque. Courtesy/AFP-NM
STAFF REPORT
Los Alamos High School freshman Ruby Selvage has been named the 2014 Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy from her middle school endeavors and involvement by the Association of Fundraising Professionals-New Mexico (AFP-NM) and the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN).
AFP-NM recognizes the endless daily contributions individuals and organizations make in New Mexico to countless Read More
Clay And Dorothy Perkins Turn Over Deed Of Hans Bethe House To Los Alamos Historical Society
Clay, center, and Dorothy Perkins turn over the deed of 1350 Bathtub Row Saturday to the Los Alamos Historical Society. Ron Wilkins, left, president of the Historical Society, accepted the deed on behalf of the organization. Always with the intention of donating it, the Perkins purchased the flood-damaged house in 2013 and put in $130,000 worth of repairs and gave $100,000 for exhibits. The Perkins, of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., were good friends with Harold Agnew, third director of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (now Los Alamos National Laboratory). Known as the Hans Bethe House for the Nobel Read More
GSUSA Unveils Protraits In Leadership
Albuquerque Girl Scout Annika Cushnyr interviews Rep. Michelle Lujan-Grisham for the video series ‘Portraits in Leadership’ that can be viewed at https:////youtu.be/MSnNt9aXfWI. Courtesy photo
GSUSA News:
- Tomorrow’s Female Leaders Absorb Life Lessons From Today’s Female Trailblazers
New York – Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), the world’s preeminent girl leadership development organization, today announced the release of an inspiring new video series called Portraits in Leadership. In an intimate and candid series of profiles, Girl Scouts across the country Read More
FBI’s Frank Fisher Tours Los Alamos Daily Post
Public Information Officer Frank Fisher of the Albuquerque Office of the FBI visited with Los Alamos Daily Post Publisher Carol A. Clark Saturday and took a tour of the newspaper’s new downtown headquarters on Central Avenue. Clark is a 2008 graduate of the FBI Citizen’s Academy. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Udall Statement On State’s Decision To Fine DOE Following Accident At WIPP
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
STAFF REPORT
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued the following statement Saturday on the state of New Mexico’s decision to fine the U.S. Department of Energy over $54 million for numerous violations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and Los Alamos National Laboratory:
“The investigation by the state of New Mexico found that the accident last February put at risk the health of workers and the nearby community. The action the state has taken is appropriate and shows why I have long fought for state environmental authority over WIPP waste operations. WIPP and Read More
Valles Caldera Trust Proposes More Affordable Fee Structure
Snowshoeing in the Valles Grande. Photo by Ryan Heffernan
VCTB News:
Jemez Springs – The Valles Caldera Trust Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday to amend the fees assessed for admission to, and the use and occupancy of, the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
The proposal will replace the current system, in which fees are assessed based on an a la carte, per person basis, with a more streamlined and cost-effective entry fee system. The new entry fee, $20 per vehicle and $10 per person when entering on foot or bicycle, would be valid for seven days and cover all self-guided recreational Read More
