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Oppenheimer Festival 2024 To Feature: ‘First We Bombed New Mexico’ At SALA Los Alamos Event Center

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SALA News:

The Oppenheimer Festival 2024 is proud to announce the inclusion of the powerful and evocative documentary, “First We Bombed New Mexico”, as a featured highlight of this year’s festival. This documentary sheds light on the untold story of the Trinity test, the world’s first nuclear bomb detonation in New Mexico, and its devastating impact on the local Hispanic and Native American communities.

About the Documentary:

“First We Bombed New Mexico” delves into the harrowing narrative of the Trinity test, conducted one month before the bombing of Hiroshima. It exposes Read More

NNSA Gives Notice To Proceed On Pantex Management, Operations Contract To Group Including LATA Of Los Alamos

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LATA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has given PanTeXas Deterrence LLC (PXD) notice to proceed with the Pantex Plant’s Management and Operations (M&O) contract in Amarillo, Texas.

Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc (LATA), one of three small business subcontractors named on the contract, commenced transition activities mid-July 2024.

The contract continues LATA’s 48-year history of supporting the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission through waste management and environmental services. With offices Read More

LANL Foundation Announces Dr. Denise Montoya As Board Chair, Welcomes New Members

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Dr. Denise Montoya

LANL Foundation News:

SANTA FE — The LANL Foundation announces changes to its Board of Directors following elections conducted by the Board. After years of dedicated service, Kathryn Harris Tijerina has passed the leadership baton to Dr. Denise Montoya, who will now serve as Chair of the Board.

Reflecting on her tenure, outgoing Chair Tijerina said, “I am filled with immense pride and gratitude for the remarkable progress we have made in supporting the communities of Northern New Mexico. Our collective efforts have made a lasting impact, especially in teacher preparation. Read More

Battelle Names Newell Inventor Of The Year For Los Alamos

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LANL research scientist Raymond Newell, left, receives Inventor of the Year for Los Alamos award from Battelle President and CEO Lou Von Thaer. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Raymond Newell, a research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was recently named Battelle’s Inventor of the Year for Los Alamos. The annual award recognizes inventors from Battelle and from Battelle-managed laboratories, including Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Newell was honored in May Read More

Scenes From LANL’s Technology Showcase At ScienceFest

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Devin Fell, co-founder of Sentiré Medical Systems, discusses his company and technology during Technology Showcase Day July 14 at Fuller Lodge. Fell discussed his company’s patented Perf-Alert, which is a monitoring system that alerts surgeons to bowel perforations during laparoscopic surgery. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Scott Ziegler, co-founder of Space Kinetic, discusses his company and technology during Technology Showcase Day July 14 at Fuller Lodge. Ziegler is a NM LEEP fellow and Space Kinetic has become a cleared defense contractor with a vision for redefining Read More

Machinists Go From Apprentice To Expert Through Hands-On Training At Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Emma Womack, a machinist apprentice since 2022, works on a project in the Prototype Fabrication machine shop at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • On-the-job training at Los Alamos National Laboratory leads to long-term careers

When Alex Galindo emerged from the Machinist Apprentice Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he couldn’t have known the unique opportunities that lie ahead.

Galindo graduated from the program in mid-2022. The program trains new machinists in basic and advanced technology through hands-on apprenticeship instruction with veteran Read More

EM-LA And N3B To Discuss Cleanup Progress At Environmental Management Cleanup Forum At SALA July 25

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LANL News:

Are you curious about the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)? Do you want to learn more about how the thousands of samples taken annually across the site inform cleanup?

Join EM-LA and N3B for a community meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m. MDT on July 25. EM-LA and N3B want to hear from the public.

Hosts:

  • Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B).

Background:

  • This event will feature discussions and public input on the environmental cleanup mission at LANL,
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STEM Education Can Take Anyone, Anywhere

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Los Alamos County Intergovernmental Affairs Manager Danielle Duran, left, moderates a panel focused on STEM education Tuesday morning at Fuller Lodge. The panelists included second from left, Pueblo de San Ildefonso Lt. Governor and Director of Environmental and Cultural Preservation Raymond Martinez, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the DOE Office of Environmental Management Jeff Avery, Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities Manager Philo Shelton, Environmental Management-Los Alamos Field Office Deputy Manager Ellie Gilbertson and N3B President and General Read More

PanTeXas Deterrence, A Team Including TechSource, Inc. Has Been Awarded $30 Billion Management And Operating Contract For Pantex Plant

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TechSource CEO V. Brian D’Andrea

TechSource News:

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) awarded a $30B Management and Operations contract to PanTeXas Deterrence LLC (PXD), a joint venture led by a BWX Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, to operate the NNSA Pantex Plant. TechSource, Inc., a leading science and engineering Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) in the national nuclear security mission space, will play a crucial role in the management and operations of the Pantex Plant as a dedicated small business and valued member of the PXD Team. Read More