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2020 Vapor-Sampling Report Added To LANL Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents posted prior to April 30, 2018, visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Review, Periodic Monitoring Report for 2020 Vapor-Sampling Activities at Material Disposal Area L, Solid Waste Management Unit 54-006, at Technical Area 54, Periodic Monitoring
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Nine LANL Researchers Named 2022 Laboratory Fellows

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Top row from Left: David Chavez, Tim Germann and Neil Harrison. Center row from left, Ricardo Lebensohn, Hui Li and Babetta Marrone. Bottom row from left, Karissa Sanbonmatsu, Lin Yin and Jianxin Zhu. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Nine researchers have been named 2022 Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows: David Chavez, Tim Germann, Neil Harrison, Ricardo Lebensohn, Hui Li, Babetta Marrone, Karissa Sanbonmatsu, Lin Yin and Jianxin Zhu.

“These nine researchers are some of the best minds in their fields and it is an honor to recognize them as Laboratory fellows,” Thom Mason said, Laboratory director. Read More

N3B: Community Meeting Online Oct. 26 To Discuss Legacy Environmental Cleanup At Los Alamos National Laboratory

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N3B News:

The Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office and its legacy environmental cleanup contractor, N3B Los Alamos, are hosting a hybrid community meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m. (MST), Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos and using the Webex platform.

Topics will include the project to retrieve and ship off-site radiologically contaminated corrugated metal pipes from Technical Area 54, Area G.

The event will feature discussions on the Environmental Management mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), recent progress and future cleanup Read More

Los Alamos Historical Society Lecture: Bruce Held Will Speak On ‘In The Question Of J. Robert Oppenheimer’ Nov. 1

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Bruce Held

LAHS News:

Los Alamos Historical Society (LAHS) presents Bruce Held speaking on “In the Question of J. Robert Oppenheimer” at its November Lecture Series, 7 p.m. Nov. 1 in Fuller Lodge.

Normally scheduled on the second Tuesday of each month, this month’s lecture is offered a week early to allow for election day Nov. 8.

Held describes his talk:

“J. Robert Oppenheimer was a great man and a loyal American. In our discussion …, we shall see that Oppenheimer was not blameless in the events that led to the 1954 Atomic Energy Commission’s review of his security clearance. However, the AEC made Read More

Off-Site Waste Shipment Documents Added To LANL Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents posted prior to April 30, 2018, visit LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Review, Notice of Completion of Off-Site Waste Shipment for Final Disposal Activities 3.3.4 and 4.0, Compliance Plan, Site Treatment Plan, Federal Compliance Order [July 12, 14, 18,
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LANL News Roundup For Week Of Oct. 17, 2022

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Science: First phase of new supercomputer installed:

The critical first phase of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) newest supercomputer, Crossroads, has been successfully installed. Called Tycho, this machine is a stepping-stone to Crossroads, which will replace Trinity as the Laboratory’s primary supercomputer in the coming year and will support next-generation weapons simulations. Read full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Oct. 17, 2022.

People: Winners of Los Alamos’ most Read More

Groundwater Monitoring Plan For 2023 Added To LANL Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Approval, Interim Facility-Wide Groundwater Monitoring Plan for the 2023 Monitoring Year, October 2022 – September 2023 (Link)

Members of the public with questions: Read More

2021 Emissions Inventory Report Summary For LANL Added To Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory announces new documents have been added to the Electronic Reading Room.

The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:

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NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Rose Visits Tajikistan

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NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)  Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose visited Tajikistan Oct. 6, met with senior officials, and participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Tajikistan’s Customs leadership at Fotehobod border crossing observing the delivery of newly deployed radiation detection equipment provided by NNSA.

The equipment will help combat smuggling of nuclear and radioactive material at an important international border crossing point.

During the ceremony, Rose Read More

Mad-Scientist Mayhem Returns With High Tech Halloween At Bradbury Science Museum Oct. 28

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Scene from a previous High Tech Halloween at the Bradbury Science Museum. Courtesy/LANL

Scene from a previous High Tech Halloween outside the Bradbury Science Museum. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Mad-Scientist Mayhem returns with in-person High Tech Halloween at the Bradbury Science Museum.

Volunteers from Los Alamos National Laboratory unveil their high-tech high-jinks at the first in-person High Tech Halloween in two years, 4-6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28, when the Lab’s Bradbury Science Museum joins forces with Los Alamos Mainstreet for hands-on science demonstrations and Trick-or-Treat Read More