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Approval, Preliminary Screening Plan For A Legacy Petroleum Release Added To Public Reading Room

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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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Scenes From UNM-Los Alamos 44th Annual Graduation Convocation May 16 At Duane Smith Auditorium

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UNM-Los Alamos Chancellor Dr. Mike Holtzclaw welcomes dignitaries, faculty, graduates, and their families and friends to the 44th annual Graduation Convocation Friday evening, May 16, 2025, at Duane Smith Auditorium. Sixty-eight students will have earned certificates and degrees this year, with more than 20 attending Friday’s ceremony. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Special guest Frances Chadwick, staff director at Los Alamos National Laboratory, presents an inspirational talk to the graduates. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Daily Post Publisher Carol Read More

New Mexico House Premieres During SXSW 2025, Bringing Los Alamos To Austin

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Los Alamos-based UbiQD CEO Hunter McDaniel, center, chats with participants and attendees during SXSW 2025 in March in downtown Austin, at the launch of New Mexico House, a day-long showcase celebrating the state’s innovation, culture, and economic opportunities. Courtesy/NMEDD

NMEDD News:

  • With support from UbiQD, LANL, RDC, and other local orgs, the inaugural event connects New Mexico’s film, art, and tech talent with a global audience during the city’s premier tech and culture convergence.

New Mexico made a spirited debut on the global stage Read More

LANL: Venado’s Yearlong Voyage Powers Vital AI Science

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The Venado supercomputer at Los Alamos has achieved an impressive series of successes during its first year in operation. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Part three: The supercomputer can help predict materials failure

In the year following its April 2024 ribbon-cutting, Venado — Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) newest, AI capable supercomputer — racked up an impressive collection of success stories. This four-part series reviews some of the supercomputer’s successful applications to high-priority, data-intensive science.

Now, Venado’s powerful processing and artificial intelligence Read More

LANL Director Thom Mason Discusses New Construction Standards, Need For Efficiency With New Mexico Business Leaders At Recent Forum

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LANL Director Thom Mason discussing strategic vision and business engagement at the Energy, Technology and Environment Business Association’s New Mexico Federal Business Opportunities Forum, April 15-17 at Buffalo Thunder Resort. LLNL Principal Deputy Director Carolyn Zerkle looks on at right. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Federal Business Opportunities Forum connects LANL to a range of service providers

Business leaders from across New Mexico gathered April 15-17 at Buffalo Thunder Resort for the Energy, Technology and Environment Business Association’s New Mexico Federal Business Read More

New Documents Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, 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.

 

  • Direction and Approval of Extension for Submittal of the Revised Los Alamos National Laboratory General Part A and Part B Permit Application for Renewal of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Hazardous Waste Facility Permit Los Alamos National Laboratory EPA ID#NM0890010515 HWB-LANL-20-001
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Pages Of Our History: Highlights Of The Life Of Los Alamos Ranch School Student Whitney Ashbridge

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Whitney Ashbridge as a boy at the Ranch Schoool. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society Photo Archives

By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos

Several Los Alamos Ranch School boys have returned to the site of their school in their adult years, bringing back the memories. One such boy returned in his adult years, but he had very little time to reminisce during the months he spent on the grounds of his old school. That returning Ranch School boy was Col. Whitney Ashbridge, the Post Commander for the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos.

Ashbridge was born in 1904 in Philadelphia, Penn. He attended the Los Alamos Ranch Read More

Imagining Tomorrow, Inspiring Today: New Exhibit Explores Influence Of Science Fiction On Innovation And Society

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NMNSH News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History announces the opening of a new temporary exhibit, “Inspired by Fictional Events”, on Saturday, May 24.

The exhibit delves into the fascinating relationship between science fiction and real-world advancements, demonstrating how speculative narratives have not only entertained but have also sparked technological innovation and prompted critical discussions about our future. 

About the Exhibit

The exhibit showcases iconic examples of science fiction that have foreshadowed or inspired actual technologies, Read More

Los Alamos National Lab: Is Terraforming Mars Possible?

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Terraforming Mars would require warming the atmosphere to enable engineered microbes to create oxygen through photosynthesis, which would further allow for slow oxygen build-up to support liquid water and more complex life. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • A new paper in Nature Astronomy looks at the science

The possibility of terraforming Mars to make it habitable by humans has captured recent headlines and the imagination — but is there science to support it? In a recent perspective paper in Nature Astronomy, a team of planetary scientists, led by Pioneer Research Labs and the University of Chicago, Read More

Heinrich, Top Committee Leaders Press DOE Secretary For Answers On Detrimental Policies, Unlawful Funding Freeze

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Congressional News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, alongside other top Democrats in Congress with oversight over the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), sent a letter Tuesday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright pressing for information the Department has thus far failed to provide about its suspension of critical energy programs, cancellation of awards and contracts, mass reductions in force, and other detrimental actions.

In their letter, Heinrich, alongside U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Read More