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Dewart: Another Serious Traffic Accident … Let’s Ask DOE To Take More Aggressive Actions!

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By JEAN DEWART
Los Alamos

Fellow citizens,

Another serious traffic accident on N.M. 502/Main Hill Road on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The cause: too many vehicles traveling at too high speed.

There is one more day to comment on the DOE draft Sitewide Environmental Impact Statement for LANL. The draft EIS covers transportation as an impact of LANL operations.

You can comment on the draft EIS though 5 p.m. April 10, 2025, and ask DOE to take more aggressive actions to reduce the number of vehicles on our roads and to reduce the speeds of these vehicles. 

The full EIS can be found at https://www.energy.gov/nepa/articles/doeeis-0552-draft-environmental-impact-statement Read More

LANL Requests Approval To Perform Controlled Release Of Headspace Gas From Flanged Tritium Waste Container

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A view at sunset of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Friday, April 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office, the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) submitted a request to New Mexico Environment Department to safely perform the controlled release of headspace gas from four flanged tritium waste containers (FTWCs) at Technical Area 54, Area G at LANL.

The relevant documents are posted in the LANL Electronic Read More

LANL: Neuromorphic Computing More Efficient And Faster Than The Human Brain

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This illustration is a conceptual drawing of a neuromorphic computer. Each wafer in the stacks of octagons, about the diameter of a vinyl record, houses a billion synapses. The white strands are fiber optic connections. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Artificial intelligence loves electricity. By one estimate, the cost to power the world’s large language models (LLMs) will surpass the gross domestic product of the United States by 2027. That’s an estimated annual electricity bill of 25 trillion dollars, and while that’s probably an overestimate, the point is: current AI is an energy hog. To counter Read More

Notice Of Completion Of Off-Site Waste Shipments Added To Electronic 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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New Documents Added To Electronic Public 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.

 

 

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LANL: Why Los Alamos Leads Public AI Research

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Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Seemingly overnight, AI is producing podcasts, driving cars, and influencing the global economy. But it could still be better at science. At Los Alamos National Laboratory, our scientists are using and developing AI that can revolutionize science and accelerate discovery. By harnessing our unparalleled computational resources, experimental capabilities, and world-class talent, we’re opening new scientific frontiers and reducing threats against our country and the world.

While private companies lead the world in AI development, Los Alamos has complementary Read More

New Documents Added To Electronic 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.

  • Submittal of the 2024 Sampling Implementation Plan as Required per the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. NM0030759
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TA-63 Transuranic Waste Facility Soil Vapor Monitoring System Report 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.

Technical Area 63 Transuranic Waste Facility Soil Vapor Monitoring System Report, Calendar Year 2025, Quarter 1 Read More

Photos Reveal Life At Lab During Manhattan Project

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Mike Michnovicz plays the accordion in his dorm. He was active in three popular musical groups during his time in Los Alamos. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society Archives

LANL News:

  • Photographer Michnovicz’s work provides a new perspective on Los Alamos

John “Mike” Michnovicz is the photographer behind some of the most lasting and impactful images of the Manhattan Project. In addition to shooting portraits of leaders including J. Robert Oppenheimer and Hans Bethe, Michnovicz documented technical areas and took forensic photographs of the criticality accidents that killed scientists Read More

NNSA-Los Alamos Field Office Manager Briefs Council

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NNSA-LA Field Office Manager Ted Wyka

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

Despite the significant changes being churned out at rapid speed in the federal government, NNSA-Los Alamos Field Office Manager Ted Wyka assured Los Alamos County Council that within the field office and in Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), it is business as usual.

Wyka made his report to County Council during its work session March 18.

When Councilor Beverly Neal-Clinton asked if any of the federal initiatives will affect LANL’s role, Wyka said no.

“I think the work that we’re doing Read More