WIPP: Additional Areas Cleared in Underground Facility
WIPP: personnel continue to work diligently to restore normal access to the WIPP underground facility. The graphic identifies areas that have been surveyed for radiological contamination. The areas highlighted in green have been found to be contamination free. The surveys are conducted on the salt surfaces of the mine, but also include survey and release of any equipment or other structures located in these areas. Individuals conducting radiological surveys are trained on use of radiation detection equipment and the actions that are required should they identify radioactive contamination. Read More
LANL Using Neutrons to Stop Nuclear Smugglers
ScreenShot/LANL Video
LANL News:
Laser-generated neutrons could one day be enlisted to help fight the War on Terror.
Using the short-pulse laser at Los Alamos’s TRIDENT facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers generated a neutron beam with novel characteristics that interrogated a closed container to confirm the presence and quantity of nuclear material inside.
Click here to see how this successful experiment is paving the way for the creation of table-top-sized or truck-mounted neutron generators that could be installed at strategic locations worldwide to thwart Read More
Los Alamos Students Take Top Prizes At 2014 New Mexico State Fair!
Jordan Duran, left, and Caemlyn Tripp, right, of Los Alamos High School with their art teacher Mary Grace. Photos by Stephanie Rittner
Eliana Rodriguez of Chamisa Elementary School and her art teacher Renee Mitsunaga. Photos by Stephanie Rittner
From left, Art teacher Renee Mitsunaga, Eliana Rodriguez, Jordan Duran, Caemlyn Tripp and art teacher Mary Grace. Photos by Stephanie Rittner
By STEPHANIE RITTNER
Three students from Los Alamos Public Schools won prizes for the artwork they entered into the 2014 Students Art exhibit at the state fair.
Eliana Rodriguez of Chamisa Elementary Read More
Prescribed Fires Planned For Jemez Ranger District
USFS News:
SANTA FE — Prescribed fires will be conducted throughout Santa Fe National Forest Sept. 15 through Oct. 31 as conditions are favorable.
These fires are designed to reduce excess fuels, provide community protection, and improve forest health. The start dates and duration of these burns will be dependent on weather, wind, and fuel moisture conditions.
In partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Santa Fe National Forest will host the International Fire Training Program again this year. Program participants from around the world will assist local fire managers with these prescribed Read More
Udall Warns Utility Consumers About Scam During Service Outages
I-25 Northbound Off-Ramp to St. Francis Closed Sept. 11
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is alerting motorists that the I-25 northbound off-ramp (Exit 282) to St. Francis Drive will be closed at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 and re-open at 5 a.m., Sept. 12.
The contractor will be removing paint on the roadway due to vandalism that occurred last week. During this closure, motorists may use the Old Pecos Trail off-ramp (Exit 284) or the Cerrillos Road off-ramp (Exit 278).
Drivers are urged to proceed through the work zone with caution, observe traffic control signs and obey speed limits. Updates on this Read More
Broken by Secrets: Robert Oppenheimer and the Early Atomic Age
Gen. Leslie Groves speaks at a ceremony honoring Robert Oppenheimer, far left, in Los Alamos in 1945. Courtesy/Palace of the Governors Archives
NMHM News:
- A Free First Friday Evening Talk
SANTA FE—Less than a decade after he helped craft the weapons that helped bring an end to World War II, Robert Oppenheimer was stripped of his top security clearance.
In a public display played out in the nation’s newspapers, he was removed as even an advisor to the Atomic Energy Commission. Learn more about “Oppie’s” fall from grace when Dr. Jon Hunner, interim director of the New Mexico History Museum, speaks Read More
DEA Releases New Rules Creating Convenient, Safe, Secure Prescription Drug Disposal Options
DEA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) Final Rule for the Disposal of Controlled Substances, which implements the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, was made available online Monday for preview by the Federal Register at https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-20926.pdf.
The Act, in an effort to curtail the prescription drug abuse epidemic, authorized DEA to develop and implement regulations that outline methods to transfer unused or unwanted pharmaceutical controlled substances Read More
Heinrich Highlights National Labs R&D Program
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE – During a visit to the University of New Mexico’s Science & Technology Park Aug. 28, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., was briefed on Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) projects from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories.
The projects ranged from software that helps prevent cybersecurity attacks to reducing water usage for the energy industry.
In an effort to foster and develop research in the area of national security, Congress in 1992 authorized national laboratories
FEMA Region 6 Urges Public To ‘Be Disaster Aware, Take Action To Prepare’
Courtesy/FEMA
FEMA News:
September is National Preparedness Month, so the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region 6 office is urging the public to “Be Disaster Aware, Take Action To Prepare.”
National Preparedness Month (NPM) is part of a campaign called America’s PrepareAthon! The theme this year for NPM is “Be Disaster Aware, Take Action To Prepare.” Emergency managers are asking individuals, families, friends and co-workers to take action by planning a National PrepareAthon! Day on or around Sept. 30. It can be a simple, specific activity to increase personal preparedness, Read More
