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Temporary Authorization Hazardous Waste Facility Permit Added To Public Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this e-mail is to notify you that the following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory 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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News Documents Added To Public 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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Three LANL Leaders Honored For Military Service Support

Recipients of the Patriot Award, seated from left, Nestor Trujillo, Ed Cagle and Mark Voss gathered with representatives from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, back row from left, Joshua Rowley, Willy Griego and Aaron Mondragon. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

When it comes to supporting those who serve, leadership makes all the difference. That’s why Josh Rowley nominated his managers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Ed Cagle, Mark Voss and Nestor Trujillo for the Patriot Award, presented by the Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve office.

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Lottery For Manhattan Project National Historical Park ‘Behind-The-Fence’ Guided Tour Opens June 15

The next round of Manhattan Project National Historical Park ‘behind-the-fence’ guided tours takes place Oct. 14-16, with registration for admittance by random lottery opening June 15. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), in collaboration with the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Field Office and the National Park Service, is opening the lottery for its second 2025 series of public “behind-the-fence” tours of Manhattan Project National Historical Park. Tours will take place twice each day Oct. 14, 15 and 16.

How the lottery works:

  • Registration
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Temporary Authorization Hazardous Waste Facility Permit Added To LANL Electronic Public 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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15-Day Notification Of Newly Detected Constituent In Vapor Monitoring Well Added To Electronic Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this e-mail is to notify you that the following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory 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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Los Alamos Chamber: 2025 Business Award Winners

The 2025 business awardees include Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op, Beef & Leaf, Blue Window Bistro, The Family YMCA, Flowers by Gillian, Los Alamos Co-op Market, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos Daily Post, Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse, and Zia Credit Union, selected after 527 votes cast by the public, gather for a group photo on stage at the pond. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The 2025 Chamber Business Awards rest on tables waiting to be presented to the winners on stage Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/Chamber 

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Los Alamos National Laboratory: Understanding Quantum Computing’s Most Troubling Problem

In a new paper, Los Alamos scientists collect and review years of work on barren plateaus, a mathematical dead end that has plagued variational quantum computing. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

In variational quantum computing, a barren plateau represents a mathematical point from which quantum algorithms reach a dead end, stalling progress and wasting time and resources.

For the past six years, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has led the world in trying to understand one of the most frustrating barriers that faces variational quantum computing: the barren plateau.

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Environmental Management Cleanup Forum Meet June 12

EM-LA/N3B News:

Please join us for a community meeting from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the Cities of Gold, Tribal Room.

This event will feature discussions and public input on the environmental legacy cleanup mission at LANL, recent progress and work to protect water quality. The community discussion and Q&A will follow two short presentations by EM-LA and N3B.  

The meeting will be hosted by Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its legacy cleanup contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B). 

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‘Hope Is Not A Strategy’ … LANL Tour Details Operations To Reduce Risk Of Wildfires

LANL Emergency Management Division Leader Jeff Dare addresses members of the media on May 28 at the Emergency Operations Center during the Wildfire Preparedness Media Tour. Courtesy/LANL

Media visit the East Jemez Interagency Fire Center during the May 28 Wildfire Preparedness Media Tour. Courtesy/LANL

LANL Wildland Fire Program Manager Richard Nieto addresses the media May 28 at the East Jemez Interagency Fire Center during the Wildfire Preparedness Media Tour. Courtesy/LANL

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

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