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NNSA Publishes Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement For Los Alamos National Laboratory

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NNSA News:

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has published its Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS) for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) assessing current and future impacts of the Lab’s operations.

It will be available for public review and comment beginning Jan. 10, 2025, for 60 days. The SWEIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts of LANL operations for approximately the next 15 years.    

The document is available here. Public hearings are scheduled for Feb. 11-13 in Santa Fe, Española, and Los Alamos.  Read More

Hexavalent Chromium Expert Technical Review Findings To Be Discussed At Cleanup Forum Jan. 29

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LANL News:

Learn more about the Hexavalent Chromium Expert Technical Review and results, as well as the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) at the community meeting from 5–7 p.m. MT, Jan. 29, 2025.

Host: Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA)

Background: This event will feature joint discussions from EM-LA, the New Mexico Environment (NMED) and Technical Review Team lead, Dr. Inés Triay on the recommendations from the Hexavalent Chromium Expert Technical Review Report, including Q&A.

For meeting information, Read More

LWV Lunch With A Leader: Taraka Dale, Ph.D Jan. 16

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Taraka Dale

LWV News:

The League of Women Voters (LWV) invites the community to its monthly Lunch with a Leader event, noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall on Sage Street. The leader will be Taraka Dale, PhD.

Dale grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania, in a rural area between Pittsburgh and Erie. In 1999, she received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Allegheny College, a nearby liberal arts school. Since then, apart from a few years in Chicago, she has spent the bulk of her adult and professional life in the mountain west, receiving her Ph.D in Biochemistry from the University Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group: First Tuesday Breakfast Jan. 7

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LRG News:

The Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) invites Lab retirees (and potential retirees) to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social, between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Drive. Come hang out and join the conversation with other Lab retirees.

LRG will pay for for coffee and tea. Individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information.

More information about the LRG can be found on the LRG website. Read More

New Documents On Review Of Chromium Interim Measures Remediation System In Mortandad Canyon Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, 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, visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

In March 2024, EM-LA and NMED convened a team of experts from the Network of National Laboratories for Environmental Management and Stewardship, industry, academia, and EPA Region 6 to perform a technical review of actions Read More

PEEC Nature Youth Group Awarded Prestigious Prize At AI Conference In Vancouver   

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PEEC Nature Youth Group members Aditya Viswanathan, center, and Adis Bock, right, of Los Alamos High School presenting poster at the Neurips conference, Dec. 10, 2024, in Vancouver. Photo by Hari Viswanathan

PEEC Nature Youth Group members Aditya Viswanathan, Adis Bock, Zoe Bent, Tate Plohr, Suchir Jha, Celia Pesiri, Sebastian Koglin and Phoebe Reid of LAHS. Photo by Ryan Ramaker

By ADITYA VISWANATHAN and ADIS BOCK
PEEC Nature Youth Group

The members of our Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) Nature Youth Group were awarded a prestigious prize for a project that aims to prevent Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Researchers Develop Liquid Semiconductor Lasers Employing Colloidal Quantum Dots

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Colloidal quantum dots grown in liquid media and easily manipulated in solution as large molecules represent an ideal optical gain medium for liquid lasers. Photo by Jun Du

LANL News:

  • Novel ‘laser-ready’ colloidal quantum dots should renew interest in liquid laser applications

A breakthrough in colloidal quantum dot technology is set to revive the field of liquid lasers, with promising applications in optofluidics, lab-on-a-chip devices, and high-contrast sensing and imaging. As described Nov. 22, 2024 in Nature Materials, a Los Alamos-led research team exploited the unrivaled versatility Read More

Los Alamos Leaders Share Holiday Wishes For Community

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A bird’s eye view of the many colorful lights Friday night decorating the trees surrounding Ashley Pond and along Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

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

And just like that, 2024 and the holiday season are reaching their conclusions. But before the holiday decorations are packed away and another page gets torn from the calendar, local leaders are seizing the opportunity to offer their well-wishes and season greetings to the community.

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason: Read More

Ten Top Moments Of LANL’s 2024 Community Connection

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Los Alamos National Laboratory benefited area nonprofits, students and businesses with $3.1 million in grant from Triad National Security in 2024. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News

Economic diversity, education and community giving got a big boost this year, thanks to the Community Commitment Plan, a $3.1 million grant from Triad National Security.

Three key long-term partners received a total of more than $1.5 million:

  • LANL Foundation for STEM education, scholarships and teacher support;
  • Regional Development Corporation to support economic diversity, including an internship program and
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