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Los Alamos Historical Society To Present ‘Oppenheimer & The Next Generation’ July 23 At Fuller Lodge

Los Alamos Historical Society News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society will host “Oppenheimer & The Next Generation: A Conversation with Eric Singer” 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, in Fuller Lodge. This event will feature author and educator Singer, adapter of Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb, the young readers edition of Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography American Prometheus.

Attendees will enjoy an evening of Oppenheimer trivia, a lively conversation with Singer and a book signing of Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb. Special guests Susan and Alex Sherwin, Read More

New Documents Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that 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.

  • Response, Deferment of Corrective Action Activities for Solid Waste Management Unit 50-009 at Material Disposal Area C under the 2016 Compliance Order on Consent, as revised in
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Helps DOE Save $2B

Los Alamos National Laboratory leverages a combined $7 billion in annual spending to negotiate prices, cut costs and reduce duplication of efforts across the complex. Courtesy/LANL

LANL employees honored by the Kansas City National Security Campus for their active roles in the DOE strategic sourcing initiative, from left, Yvonne Gonzales, Brooks Baldwin and Gian Chaves. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Lab Improves Efficiency As Part Of Supply Chain Management Center

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has saved $426 million — almost one quarter — of the Supply Chain Management Center’s Read More

From The Depths To The Desert: Three Submarine Veterans Resurface At LANL Immersed In Mission-critical Work

From left, Will Graves, Ted Fan and Andy Felton, proudly display the U.S. flag at the Lab. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • After serving in the same vessel, they are now immersed in mission-critical work

In the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, three Navy officers once patrolled the seas aboard Ohio-class submarines, ready to deploy the nation’s ultimate strategic deterrent should the order ever come. Years later, those same men — Ted Fan, Andy Felton and Will Graves — find themselves on land but still immersed in mission-critical work. This time, their theater of operation is the Laboratory.

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Lab Director Thom Mason Stresses Importance Of Education

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason participates in a Q&A session with LANL’s Community Partnerships Office Director Kathy Keith during Monday’s community conversation event at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

LANL Director Thom Mason, left, speaks with Collins Lake Ranch Founder Steve Smaby, center, and LANL Foundation Board Member Bill Wadt at Monday’s event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

During Los Alamos National Read More

Certification Of Installation Of Enhanced Control Measures For LA-SMA-0.85 Added To Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, 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.

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Sedan & Atomic City Transit Collide Near Lab Guard Shack

Scene of a sedan and an Atomic City Transit Bus collision this morning near the guard shack at East/West Jemez, resulting in minor injuries. The cause is under investigation. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Another scene of the sedan and an Atomic City Transit Bus collision this morning near the guard shack at East/West Jemez, resulting in minor injuries. The cause is under investigation. Courtesy/LAPD

Update: The crash scene is cleared and the road is open.

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) received a call at approximately 10:35 a.m. today, July 2, reporting a traffic Read More

New Documents Have Been Added To LANL Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that 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.

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Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum 2025 Summer Lecture Series Presents: ‘Is Earth Exceptional? Explorations Into The Origin Of Life’ On Tuesday July 8

Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum News:

Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2025 Summer Lecture Series Presents ‘Is Earth Exceptional? Explorations into the Origin of Life’ by Dr. Rebecca Chamberlin, Tuesday July 8 at the Los Alamos Unitarian Church.

A second presentation, inspired by this book on astrobiology, will be presented next week. A light meal will be served at 6 p.m. with the lecture beginning at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will be recorded and streamed to the ZOOM site given at: https://losalamosfaithandscienceforum.org.

How life came from non-life—or abiogenesis—is still largely Read More