First Liquid Fueled Vehicle Returned To Service In WIPP Underground
WIPP News:
The first piece of diesel-powered equipment has been returned to service in the WIPP underground facility.
Last week, workers inspected the four-ton forklift and performed preventative maintenance so that it could be returned to service. The forklift will support various activities over the next several weeks, including resumption of bolting activities, final waste hoist inspections, and moving equipment associated with project REACH.
Preventative maintenance activities and inspections are also being performed on the roof bolting machine and the mobile vehicle that Read More
Region 6 States Receive More Than $1.1 Million In FEMA
FEMA News:
DENTON, Texas — Agencies in five Region 6 states – Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas –have been awarded more than $1.1 million in non-disaster hazard mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
These grants are part of FEMA’s Community Assistance Program – State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE). The CAP-SSSE grants provide funding for technical assistance to communities in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and to evaluate community performance in implementing NFIP floodplain management activities.
The agencies Read More
Mayor’s Ball Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Northern New Mexico
BBS supporters at the Mayor’s Ball. From left to right: Back row, Dawn Brown, BBBS-NNM Regional Director, LA/RA Regional Board members, Jim Liberty, Leo Marquez, Art Brown and Rhonda Montoya. Front row, Kenna Chavarria, BBBS-NNM, Linda Padilla, Regional Board Member, Big Sister Sarb and Little Sister Eve. Not pictured, Caitlin Cleary, BBBS-NNM and Regional Board Members Kelly Myers, Paula Pana and Darroll Abeyta. Courtesy/BBBSBBBS News:
SANTA FE– Mayor Javier Gonzales hosted his first Mayor’s Ball on Oct.11 at the Santa Fe Convention Center. In this annual event, Read More
Longest Serving Under Secretary Of State Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky Presents Major Lecture Oct. 28
Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky
CIR News:
Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky’s Oct. 28 appearance before The Council on International Relations (CIR) represents the third Fall 2014 lecture in a series of four focusing on the crisis in Ukraine and its ramifications for Europe, NATO and the United States.
Dr. Dobriansky is the country’s longest-serving under secretary of state, having served in the Bush administration between 2001 and 2009. Her lecture, as distinct from the first two held, will review highlights of the major players’ foreign policies of the last 25 years, all leading up to Read More
Kyoto University To Explain Demand Response Research In Los Alamos
DPU News:
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities invites the public to attend a special presentation on preliminary results of the Mesa Smart Meter Study.
Researchers from Japan’s Kyoto University, the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), and Toshiba Corporation will provide an update and explain the continuing research being conducted at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday in Los Alamos in the New Golf Course Community Building, 4250 Diamond Dr.
For the past year and a half, Los Alamos volunteers in North and Barranca Mesas participated in Read More
Report: NM’s Per-Pupil K-12 Funding Remains Much Lower
NMVC News:
ALBUQUERQUE—New Mexico is still spending 8 percent less per pupil on K-12 education than before the recession.
That translates to $633 less being spent per student than funding levels in 2008, when adjusted for inflation. That’s according to a report released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a non-partisan policy research organization based in Washington, D.C.
“A well-educated workforce fosters economic growth,” said Executive Director Veronica C. García of New Mexico Voices for Children, which works closely with CBPP. “We’re already seeing the negative Read More
NMCD Secretary Gregg Marcantel Orders Statewide Lockdown
NMCD News:
New Mexico Corrections Department Secretary Gregg Marcantel has ordered a statewide lockdown of all 11 prison facilities as part of a periodic review to ensure safety and security.
During this time, officers and staff will review procedures, search and clear every housing unit, cell and inmate, and take account of the current condition of the facilities. Operations like this are vital to not only ensuring the safety of our staff and other inmates, but also promote the pro-social prison environments necessary for reducing recidivism. Inmates found in possession of contraband Read More
New U.S. Citizens Take Oath of Allegiance During Naturalization Ceremony At Fuller Lodge
Family and friends join 17 new U.S. citizens in the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos this morning at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Officer Peter Rechkemmer breaks down the naturalization ceremony to participants Saturday at Fuller Lodge. He also spoke about his experience taking part in his own naturalization ceremony. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Chief U.S. District Judge M. Christina Armijo, who presided over the naturalizationHouse Dist. 43 Candidate Geoff Rodgers Meets With Residents In Jemez Springs
House Dist. 43 Republican candidate Geoff Rodgers addresses citizens Thursday evening at a community meeting in Jemez Springs. The residents discussed the various issues that impact them in the Jemez Valley. Photo by Garrett Rodgers
House Dist. 43 Republican candidate Geoff Rodgers. Photo by Garrett Rodgers
House Dist. 43 Republican candidate Geoff Rodgers. Photo by Garrett Rodgers Read More
EM Chief Visits WIPP For First Underground Tour Since February Incidents
CBFO Manager Joe Franco, left, points to a location on a map of the WIPP underground as EM Acting Assistant Secretary Mark Whitney looks on. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Mark Whitney visited WIPP Thursday and became the first non‐WIPP employee to tour the underground facility since a truck fire and unrelated radiological release temporarily closed the facility in February.
“EM, and the greater DOE, is committed to reopening WIPP to support the important mission of cleaning up the nation’s legacy of nuclear waste,” Whitney Read More
