U.S. Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, center, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan, right and Bob Webster, Principal Associate Director for Weapons Programs, today in the pit casting area of the Laboratory’s Plutonium Facility 4 (PF-4), the nation’s only plutonium science, technology and manufacturing center. ‘A strong plutonium science and manufacturing capability is essential to the U.S. nuclear deterrent and cannot be underestimated,’ Carter said. ‘I want to express my sincere appreciation for the difficult and vitally important work done Read More
Environment
Deep Moonquakes Reveal Thickness Of Lunar Crust
Photo of the Moon. Courtesy/NASALANL News:
Charlotte Rowe of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Geophysics group and collaborators from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have reported the first use of the seismic interferometry technique applied to study the internal structure of the Moon. The Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets published the research and featured it as an Editor’s Highlight.
Read More During the NASA Apollo missions, astronauts installed seismometers on the near side of the Moon to record moonquakes.
Summit Garden Club Meets Oct. 3
SGC News:The Summit Garden Club will hold its next meeting at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, at the home of Club President Shelby Redondo, 390 Manhattan Loop in Los Alamos.
The meeting will start with a program on Outdoor Lighting. Shirley Carter, Summit Club member and retired landscaper, will speak on light from a landscape architect’s point of view. Electrician Patrick Connolly will speak on the best products, recent code changes, and most frequently made mistakes.
The public is invited to the program as well as stay for refreshments
Read More SFCC Recognized For Green Practices
SFCC News:SANTA FE ― Santa Fe Community College has been awarded an honorable mention in Second Nature’s Higher Education Climate Leaders Competition.
The award is a partnership between Second Nature and the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It recognizes higher education institutions that create a sustainable environment and incorporate green practices on their campuses and in the curriculum.
A leader in clean energy and sustainability, in 2007, SFCC became a Charter Signatory to the Carbon Commitment (formerly known as
Read More Eco Station And Overlook Convenience Center Closed On Columbus Day Oct. 10
COUNTY News:
The Eco Station will be closed Monday, Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day. No trash or recycling will be collected.
For residents whose collection day falls on Monday, trash and recycle will be collected Wednesday, Oct. 12.
The Overlook Convenience Center also will be closed Monday, Oct. 10.
Operating hours will resume Tuesday, Oct. 11 for both services.
Direct question to 505.662.8163. Read More
Public Field Trips Underway On SFNF
SFNF News:SANTA FE ― The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is planning seven field trips this fall as part of the revision of the Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan).
This Forest Plan will guide management for all resources throughout the forest for the next 10 to 15 years. These trips will give members of the public the opportunity to see resources on the ground and have conversations with SFNF resource specialists. The field trips will launch discussions on what should go into the Draft Forest Plan, which will be written over the next year.
Read More DOE Awards Support Service Contract
DOE News:CINCINNATI, Ohio ― The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to Boston Government Services, LLC (BGS), of Lenoir City, Tennessee.
BGS is a small-disadvantaged business under the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Program. The contract will have a maximum value of $4 Million over four years. Firm-fixed-price and time and material task orders will be issued from the basic contract.
The contractor will provide support services to the Office of Environmental Management
Read More Managed Fires On SFNF Meet Objectives
SFNF News:SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest have completed operations on both the 329-acre 138 Fire on the Jemez Ranger District and the 700-acre Cuerno Fire on the Coyote Ranger District.
Both the 138 and Cuerno Fires were lightning-caused and presented opportunities to capitalize on natural ignitions to achieve multiple objectives on the landscape.
Objectives for both fires included:
- mitigating the risk of high-intensity destructive wildfires by reducing excess fuels, including ponderosa pine litter, dried grasses, and dead
Secretary Moniz Announces Removal Of All Highly Enriched Uranium From Poland
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
DOE News:
NNSA Helps Poland Become 31st Country Plus Taiwan to Be HEU-free
VIENNA – At the 60th IAEA General Conference, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz has announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), in cooperation with Poland, the Russian Federation and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has successfully repatriated 61 kilograms of Russian-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) from the Maria Research Reactor in Otwock-Swierk, Poland.
The shipment removes the last known HEU Read More
Home Efficiency Expo Shares Ideas Saturday
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities’ James Alarid and Angelica Gurule show off energy saving goodies at their booth at the Home Efficiency Expo Saturday at UNM-Los Alamos. DPU sponsored the event, which showcased ways to be more energy efficient at home. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A representative from SunPower talks with a visitor about solar power. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A vender shares information at the Expo. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com