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LANL Achieves 20-Year Low on Radioactive Air Emissions

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LANL News:

  • Annual dose rate from the Laboratory far below EPA limit

Los Alamos National Laboratory achieved its lowest radioactive air emissions rate in 20 years in 2013, according to annual air quality results released recently.

Each year, the Laboratory measures air emissions through a comprehensive system of 40 air monitoring stations located at the Laboratory and in neighboring communities that provide data about ambient air quality. The Laboratory monitors 80 minor sources and 29 major sources at the Laboratory, such as exhaust stacks from radiological and nuclear facilities.

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LANL Hosts Pre-Campaign Kickoff Reception

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During a ‘pre-campaign’ kickoff reception Sept. 2 at the Oppenheimer Study Center, LANL Giving Campaign Chair Alan Bishop, principal associate director for Science, Technology and Engineering, talks about the 2015 Employee Giving Campaign and why he finds giving personally satisfying. Courtesy/LANL
 
Craig Strong, left, of the United Way of Santa Fe County speaks with LANL’s Alan Bishop during the Sept. 2 pre-campaign kickoff reception. Courtesy/LANL
LANL’s Community Programs Office Director Kurt Steinhaus chats with Don Cobb, retired former
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ScienceFest: Youngsters ‘Reverse Engineer’ Computers

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Youngsters ‘reverse engineer’ a computer Wednesday at Time Out Pizza. by taking apart the computers, the young engineers learn how they were put together. The Bradbury Science Museum organized the event as part of ScienceFest 2014. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Volunteers help the young engineers discover how the computer they are disassembling works. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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LANL: Learn About Counseling, Referral Services

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The public can learn about services offered by Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Employee Assistance Program at three, free informational sessions at the Bradbury Science Museum in downtown Los Alamos.

The one-hour, interactive presentations are scheduled 9-10 a.m. Sept. 16, Sept. 23 and Oct. 21 and open to Laboratory employees and the public. Attendees also will have the opportunity to ask questions.

The presentations cover:

  • assistance offered through EAP;
  • referrals to outside providers;
  • community resources;
  • concerns about
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Dynofit CEO Demonstrates Biofeedback Through Video Gaming

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Rohan Loveland of Dynofit Inc. shows how the video game he designed can be used as a biofeedback devise to teach muscles to flex or relax. Electrodes are placed on the muscle and the person uses a flex or relax motion to play the game. Suzette Fox, executive director of Los Alamos MainStreet gets hooked up to play the game with her thumb. Loveland still wears the electrodes he used to play the game with his eyebrows. The event, Biofeedback: Game Your Brain. was held at Diamond Mix Workspace Monday and was part of Science Fest 2014. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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WIPP: Additional Areas Cleared in Underground Facility

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WIPP: personnel continue to work diligently to restore normal access to the WIPP underground facility. The graphic identifies areas that have been surveyed for radiological contamination. The areas highlighted in green have been found to be contamination free. The surveys are conducted on the salt surfaces of the mine, but also include survey and release of any equipment or other structures located in these areas. Individuals conducting radiological surveys are trained on use of radiation detection equipment and the actions that are required should they identify radioactive contamination. Read More

LANL Using Neutrons to Stop Nuclear Smugglers

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Laser-generated neutrons could one day be enlisted to help fight the War on Terror.

Using the short-pulse laser at Los Alamos’s TRIDENT facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers generated a neutron beam with novel characteristics that interrogated a closed container to confirm the presence and quantity of nuclear material inside.

Click here to see how this successful experiment is paving the way for the creation of table-top-sized or truck-mounted neutron generators that could be installed at strategic locations worldwide to thwart Read More

Three entrepreneurs Will Win Portion of $1,500 at LAVA’s Elevator Pitch Contest Sept. 11

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BUSINESS News:

Three entrepreneurs who deliver the best 60-second speech at the Elevator Pitch Contest Thursday morning will share in $1,500 in total prize money. 

SIVI Corporation and Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Feynman Center for Innovation (FCI) and Community Programs Office (CPO) are sponsoring the event and providing the prize money. The contest is hosted by LACDC’s Los Alamos Venture Accelerator (LAVA) and part of Los Alamos ScienceFest.

The Elevator Pitch Contest is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fuller Lodge and open to anyone with a business or even Read More

Astronaut John Phillips Visits Bradbury Science Museum

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Former shuttle astronaut John Phillips presented a talk at the Bradury Science Museum Saturday as part of Los Alamos ScienceFest festivities underway this week. Phillips’ talk was sponsored, along with RocketDayand the launch of 220 model rockets at Overlook Park, by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Boeing. Los Alamos ScienceFest runs through Sept. 5-13 and includes demonstrations, interactive activities, art, discussions for inquisitive minds of all ages and more. Photo by Mark Hartman

Former shuttle astronaut John Phillips presented a talk at the Bradury Science Museum Read More