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How Los Alamos National Laboratory Helped Bring Hydrogen Power To Northern New Mexico

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Rendering of components at the planned Kit Carson Electric microgrid project. Image by Kore Power/Courtesy KCEC.

LANL News:

  • When a small electric cooperative needed assistance getting its new energy product off the ground, Los Alamos National Laboratory was there to help

When the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) was granted a federal award to build a hydrogen microgrid — the first of its kind in the nation — the small Northern New Mexico utility won widespread praise.

Awarded in January, the funds will help the electrical co-op serve its 30,000 customers around Questa, New Mexico, with Read More

Second Lieutenant Paige Ramsey Of Los Alamos Graduates From Army Signal Basic Officer Leader Course

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The family of Second Lieutenant Paige Ramsey, a member of the New Mexico National Guard, has the pleasure of announcing her graduation from Army Signal Basic Officer Leader Course (SBOLC) April 30, 2025 at Fort Eisenhower in Augusta, Ga. SBOLC is a 4-month leadership course that consists of academics and physical training and testing to assess the skill level of an officer. She joined the National Guard in 2021 and graduated from Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, S.C. She has excelled in the Army and after sustaining and recovering from an injury, became a second lieutenant in Read More

Los Alamos County Eco Station Services Halted Several Hours Following Radiation Detection Alert Monday May 5

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Scene at the Los Alamos County Eco Station Monday afternoon at 3701 East Jemez Road following a Radiation Portal Detector alert after which LAFD and LANL were called to investigate. Courtesy/LAC

LAFD and LANL respond to the scene of a Radiation Portal Detector alert Monday afternoon at the Los Alamos County Eco Station at 3701 East Jemez Road. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Eco Station services were suspended at approximately 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, for the remainder of the day, when the Radiation Portal Detectors alerted Environmental Services staff to potential radioactive Read More

The Military Order Of The World Wars Speaker: Los Alamos National Laboratory Senior Historian Alan B. Carr May 20

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LANL Senior Historian Alan B. Carr

MOWW News:

This month’s meeting of The Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) is Tuesday, May 20. The speaker Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Senior Historian Alan B. Carr.

The Laboratory’s first director, J. Robert Oppenheimer, lived a fascinating, controversial and enormously consequential life. Carr will interpret various aspects of Oppenheimer’s career using rarely seen documents and objects from the historical collections of LANL’s National Security Research Center and other notable repositories.

Carr will share rare images of Oppenheimer, Read More

Public Notice Class 1 Permit Modifications Added To The LANL Electronic Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email 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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LANL Proceeds With Plans To Vent Four FTWCs

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A Flanged Tritium Waste Container (FTWC) is a stainless-steel certified pressure vessel designed for long-term storage of tritium-contaminated waste items. The Laboratory is planning to vent headspace gases from four of these containers in June. Courtesy/LANL

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

Four flanged tritium waste containers (FTWCs) in TA-54’s Area G will undergo a venting process in June before eventually being transported off the Hill to an out-of-state facility.

NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Public Affairs Specialist Toni Chiri said venting Read More

DP-1132, Monitoring Report, Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility Added To Electronic Reading Room

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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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Overflow Crowd Turns Out For Laboratory Retiree Breakfast

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An overflow crowd of Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) gathered at the Laboratory Retiree Group’s (LRG) monthly breakfast social this morning at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Drive. All laboratory retirees may join LRG. Learn more at https://lalrg.org. Courtesy/Morrie Pongratz Read More

Los Alamos National Lab To Host Small Business Event

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NMSBA participants pose for a photo during a previous NMSBA event. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Technical assistance available through program that has provided expertise to over 3,000 New Mexico businesses

Small businesses from across the state are invited to attend and meet scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) who research everything from artificial intelligence to geothermal energy. The Lab’s New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program will host a matchmaking and networking event May 20 in Santa Fe. This event is industry agnostic — it’s not just for tech companies. Read More

Floodplain Statement Of Findings Issued For Remote Restroom Project At LANL

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LANL News:

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Field Office has issued a Floodplain Statement of Findings for installation of permanent power to the Technical Area 36 remote restroom project at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The project would result in limited and minor direct and indirect short-term impacts to the 100-year floodplain and would not result in adverse impacts to the floodplain values or functions.

The project would also not change the flood hazard. Temporary disturbance within the floodplain would cease following completion of construction activities. Read More