Los Alamos businessman Jim Hall, center, is honored with a special Nambé gift this morning at the Chamber of Commerce offices in Central Park Square, by Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) Board President Bill Wadt, left, and LACDC Executive Director Lauren McDaniel for his 11 years of dedicated service to the organization. Hall recently stepped down from his position as president of the LACDC because he is moving with his wife, longtime educator Janet Hall, to southern New Mexico to be near their children and grandchildren. The couple moved to Los Alamos in 1976 and since Read More
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United Way Of Northern New Mexico Hosts Economic Development Summit With Governor And Local Area Leaders
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, 5th from left, UWNNM Board of Directors, local leaders and donors gather following the Economic Development Summit Oct. 7 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Not pictured, UWNNM Board President Liddie Martinez and Vice President Carol A. Clark. Photo by Megan Bucklin/UWNNM
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaking at the Economic Development Summit Oct. 7, at the Los Alamos Nature Center on the necessity and success of area nonprofits. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
UWNNM News:
United Way of Northern New Mexico’s (UWNNM) Board of Directors and staff hosts Read More
LANL News Roundup For Week Of Oct. 10, 2022
Science: AI predicts physics of future fault slip in laboratory earthquakes:
An artificial-intelligence approach borrowed from natural-language processing — much like language translation and auto-fill for text on your smartphone — can predict future fault friction and the next failure time with high resolution in laboratory earthquakes. The technique, applying AI to the fault’s acoustic signals, advances previous work and goes beyond by predicting aspects of the future state of the fault’s physical system. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL
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LANL: Floodplain Statement Of Findings Issued For LANL Firing Range Gate Installation Project
LANL News:
The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has issued a Floodplain Statement of Findings for proposed installation of three gates at the all-terrain vehicle/pedestrian walkway bridges and a permanent replacement gate at the main entrance to Los Alamos National Laboratory’s live firing range.
These four gates will be used to control vehicle access to individual firing ranges and add a visual aid to deter pedestrians from walking into individual firing ranges.
The three proposed gates at the all-terrain vehicle/pedestrian Read More
LANL Foundation Accepting 4-Year Scholarship Applications
Scholarship Program Manager Mike Ammerman
LANL Foundation News:
ESPAÑOLA — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is now accepting applications for its 4-year undergraduate scholarship awards.
Whether pursuing a degree in STEAM, healthcare, education, business, or the humanities, students who meet the eligible criteria are welcome to apply. While current high school seniors are the primary audience, undergraduate students currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree at an accredited, post-secondary educational institution are also encouraged to apply.
“Last year, we Read More
LANL News Roundup For Week Of Oct. 3, 2022
Microgravity in space reveals hidden microbes:
A mission on board the Space X Crew 5 rocket is aimed at helping explain how the human gut’s microbiome changes while astronauts are in space. The goal is to better prepare humans to stay healthy during space travel. The experiment, launched into space Oct. 5 after a hurricane delay, is the second of its kind in a study of how microgravity affects the human microbiome. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Oct. 3, 2022.
Science: New approach improves Read More
EM Los Alamos Exceeds Legacy Waste Shipment Goals
N3B crews use a mobile-loading unit to place containers of LANL’s legacy transuranic waste into casks, known as TRUPACTS, which are approved for transport on public roadways to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Courtesy/N3B
N3B News:
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) finished fiscal year 2022 (FY22) by exceeding DOE-EM’s goals for shipping radioactive waste off-site to permanent disposal facilities.
This is a key accomplishment in DOE-EM’s mission Read More
NNSA Clears Path For LANL Communications Infrastructure With Pacheco Microwave Tower Project
LANL News:
The U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) proposes to install two eight-foot-wide microwave dishes and accompanying infrastructure on the roof of a leased property in Santa Fe.
The microwave dishes are needed to provide redundant network capabilities with the communications tower recently installed at Technical Area 53 (TA-53) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Installation would include the two microwave dishes and accompanying infrastructure on the roof of the Pacheco Complex and two eight-foot microwave dishes on the Read More
Groundwater Data Documents Added To LANL Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory 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, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:
- Monthly Notification of Groundwater Data Reviewed in Sept. 2022 (Link)
- Submittal of the Regional Aquifer Monitoring Well R-45 Action Plan (Link)
- Submittal of the Fate
NNSA Announces Contract Extension To Consolidated Nuclear Security For Management And Operation Of Y-12 National Security Complex And Pantex Plant
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration announced Monday that it has awarded a contract extension to Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC for the management and operation of the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) and Pantex Plant (Pantex).
The extension period is up to five years for the Y-12 National Security Complex and up to three years for the Pantex Plant.
This contract extension is the most advantageous method of ensuring NNSA’s critical mission work is not impacted. The extension also provides stability and continuity Read More