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LANL Emergency Exercise Set For Thursday

August 19, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory is conducting an emergency-preparedness exercise Thursday, Aug. 22.

It is only an exercise.

The Lab routinely conducts emergency exercises to test the preparedness of emergency response and other LANL personnel who would respond to an actual emergency.

During the exercise, employees should be aware of possible increased emergency vehicle traffic on some LANL roads in the Technical Area 3 area. “Exercise in Progress” signs will be placed in affected areas.

Questions? Contact Monique Sanchez of

Learn More About Norris Bradbury in Second Lecture

August 17, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

‘Friday Night at the Museum’ Returns with Robotics Night Aug. 23

August 16, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Employees and the public can see and drive a variety of different robots at Robotics Night 5-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at the Bradbury Science Museum.

Robots from the Laboratory’s Hazardous Devices Team, the FIRST Robotics Leagues, UNM, Los Alamos, the Los Alamos Police Department and other local enthusiasts will be at the museum.

Demonstrations will include the Laboratory’s robots each weighing in at more than 500 pounds and the Los Alamos Police Department’s Bomb Squad robot. UNM-LA’s robotics program also will have many of their student-built bots on display with Read More

Micah Jay Andersen Awarded Purple Heart

August 15, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

LAHS graduate First Lt. Micah Jay Andersen receives the Purple Heart. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

First Lieutenant Micah Jay Andersen received the Purple Heart Aug. 13 from 4-star General Daniel B. Allyn, Commanding General U.S. Army Forces Command.

The Los Alamos High School graduate was serving as an Armor Officer in Afghanistan June 1 and suffered severe combat injuries when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a combined dismounted patrol.

The Purple Heart award ceremony was attended by members of his family including his father Skip Andersen who works at Read More

Postwar Conflicts, Bradbury’s Legacy to be Discussed at Bradbury Science Museum Aug. 21

August 14, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

LANL News:

Concluding his two-part lecture series about Norris Bradbury, Los Alamos National Laboratory historian Alan Carr will discuss the leadership of the Lab during the Cold War and the unique legacy that Bradbury left in Los Alamos during a “brown bag” lecture Aug. 21 at the Bradbury Science Museum.

The talk is at noon and employees and the public and welcome to bring their lunch.

“The Life, the Times, and the Laboratory of Norris E. Bradbury,” will review the final decade of Bradbury’s time as Los Alamos’ second

LANL’s 1663 Magazine Now Available

August 13, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

LANL news:

The New Issue of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s 1663 Magazine is Now Available

In this issue:

Early detection and diagnosis for biothreats, whether natural or human-made
Energy storage technology for keeping solar- and wind-derived power on tap
Monitoring the structural health of high-end infrastructure with remote sensors
Nuclear fission power source to enable more science on future spacecraft…
and more

Click here to get your science and technology fix from Los Alamos! Read More

LANL Scholarship Drive Sets Record

August 13, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

LANL news:

This year’s Los Alamos National Laboratory Employees’ Scholarship Fund broke past fundraising records, raising a total of $563,827.

Of that, 601 LANL employees, visiting scientists and friends of the Lab contributed $313,000. Los Alamos National Security, LLC. provided a $250,000 match.

Nan Sauer, Associate Director for Chemistry, Life and Earth Science at the Lab and chair of the campaign, said this exceeded the Scholarship Advisory Committees’ goal of $300,000 from employees. Laboratory employees contributed $273,300 to the campaign last year.

Scholarship awards went Read More

LANL Scientists Show Muon Imaging May Offer Hope of Assessing Damaged Reactor Cores

August 12, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

LANL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ Critical to the recovery efforts following the devastating effects of the 2011 tsunami on Japan’s Fukushima reactor is the ability to assess damage within the reactor’s core.

A study in the journal AIP Advances by a team of scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shows that muon imaging may offer the best hope of assessing damage to the reactor cores and locating the melted fuel.

Muon imaging, which utilizes naturally occurring muons created in the atmosphere by cosmic rays to image dense objects, should solve the problem of determining Read More

Dr. Steven Squyres to Deliver 43rd Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture Aug. 19

August 11, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Dr. Steven Squyres

OML News:

Dr. Steven Squyres, Cornell University professor and NASA project scientist, will deliver the 43rd Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, in the Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos.

The talk is free and open to the public.

His talk, titled “Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet,” will describe the exploits of the plucky Martian Rovers Spirit and Opportunity and what we have learned from them after more than 3,000 days on Mars. Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars in 2004 and

Safeguarding Wetland on Laboratory Property

August 9, 2013 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

The wetlands in Sandia Canyon on LANL property provide a home to a large amount of wildlife. Work is taking place to preserve the area and manage its water supply. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

From Los Alamos National Laboratory Community Connections August Edition:

Safeguarding Wetland on Laboratory Property

The Laboratory is in the process of reducing the number of its outfalls (discharges of liquids into the environment—most often treated wastewater) for a number of reasons:

Every outfall requires a separate characterization and permit with the state
Each requires sampling to ensure it’s