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EM-LA, N3B To Discuss Legacy Waste Program Overview At Environmental Management Cleanup Forum Sept. 10

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LANL News:

Are you curious about the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)? Do you want to learn more about the progress made over the past year to protect our environment and safely dispose of radioactive waste?

Join the community meeting 5-7 p.m. MDT, Sept. 10. EM-LA, N3B wants to hear from the public. 

Hosts: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B). 

Background: This event will feature discussions on:

  • The different waste streams EM-LA/N3B
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NNSA Issues Floodplain Statement Of Findings For Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade Project

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NNSA News:

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Field Office has issued a Floodplain Statement of Findings for the Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade (EPCU) Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

The EPCU Project would provide a permanent electrical upgrade for LANL, including poles with guy and anchor wires for overhead power lines, and electrical substation and switchgear upgrades. The proposed project would cross through Department of Energy (DOE) lands managed by LANL, Santa Fe National Forest land, and the Bureau of Land Management property. This Read More

N3B Interns Showcase Summer Projects To Support Legacy Cleanup At Los Alamos

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Seven talented N3B interns (left to right) Paul Alcazar, Sofia Enriquez, Erin Stucky, Samuel Gervais, Jaide Romero, Santiago Quintana, and Atalia Archuleta, shared their projects, lessons learned and future goals at their final presentations on Aug. 7.

LANL News:

Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B) hosted its 2025 Summer Intern Presentation on Aug. 7, 2025, for N3B leadership and technical staff. Seven interns shared their experiences and insights gained during their time supporting N3B’s environmental legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The event Read More

LANL: Energized Watershed Project Could Boost New Mexico Economy And Increase Water Security

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LANL’s Sanna Sevanto led this agrivoltaics project in El Rito through the state SBA Program. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

The Energized Watershed project was recently announced as a semifinalist in the Regional Innovation Engine competition through the National Science Foundation (NSF). With goals of increasing local water security and creating economic opportunities, the project would bring new vitality to the state of New Mexico, if selected. 

“The whole purpose of the NSF Engines program is to build innovation and economic growth ecosystems in the areas that receive funding,” said Sanna Read More

MOWW To Feature Dr. Glen McDuff At Aug. 19 Meeting

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Dr. Glen McDuff

MOWW News:

This month’s meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) is Tuesday, Aug. 19, in conference room 203A at the Los Alamos Research Park. Dr. Glen McDuff will be the featured speaker. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of St. Andrews and a degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University, where he was also a professor. Dr. McDuff is retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Jan. 1, 1947, saw the creation of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL). Ownership of LASL was transferred from the Department Read More

Santa Fe Community College Accepting Applications For Free 5-Week Environmental Technician Training Program

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SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) is accepting applications for its free Environmental Technician training program, which provides the training, skills and certifications necessary to enter a wide range of job opportunities in the environmental profession.

Applications will be accepted through Sept. 22, 2025. The free training runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, Sept. 29 through Oct. 31, at the Santa Fe Higher Education Center, 1950 Siringo Road.

This intensive 5-week training program provides certifications and skills for in-demand job positions. Read More

EM-LA, N3B To Discuss Legacy Waste Program Overview

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N3B News:

Are you curious about the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)? Do you want to learn more about the progress made over the past year to protect our environment and safely dispose of radioactive waste? Please join us for a community meeting from 5-7 p.m. MDT, Sept. 10, 2025. We want to hear from you.

Hosts: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B).

Background: This event will feature discussions on:

  • The different waste streams EM-LA/N3B
Read More

Preserving History ‘Behind-The-Fence’ … Archaeologist, Historic Buildings Team Restoring Manhattan Project Relics

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Battleship Bunker in Pajarito Canyon, where important implosion tests preceded the Trinity Test. Courtesy/LANL

By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com

At Los Alamos’s Pajarito Site, also known as Technical Area 18 (TA-18), a quiet but profound restoration effort is unfolding. Led by archaeologists, historians and architects from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), this work goes beyond stabilizing concrete bunkers and experimental facilities from World War II. It’s part of a deeper mission to honor the full legacy of Manhattan Project National Historical Read More

Pages Of Our History: Remembering Tom Lehrer

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Tom Lehrer

By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos

Los Alamos has lost a friend. Tom Lehrer, musician and mathematician, died July 26 in Cambridge, Mass., at age 97.

Some people will not recognize the name. but those who date back to the 1950s on the Hill and those who were in college in the ‘50s and ’60 s remember Lehrer’s songs, most of them written by Tom himself. They were light and fun.

Just a few years ago, Liz Martineau, Gordon McDonough, and I got the idea of playing Lehrer’s music in the Bethe House for visitors to enjoy. We had old records to make that idea possible, but we felt that we should ask Tom’s  permission. Read More

NNSA Completes Independent Technical Review Of Proposed Depressurization Of Four Flanged Tritium Waste Containers At LANL

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NNSA News:

The U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has completed and posted the Flanged Tritium Waste Container Depressurization Independent Technical Report at https://cdn.lanl.gov/files/nnsa-ftwc-independent-technical-report-20250812-final_2f154.pdf

It’s now the first document listed under the “Downloads” section at https://www.lanl.gov/engage/environment/ftwc

The Report is in response to New Mexico Environment Department’s request, outlined in a June 2025 letter to DOE/NNSA, to conduct an Read More