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Demolition Notification For Quarter Ending June 30 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces 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.

  • Demolition Notification for Quarter Ending June 30, 2024 and List of Buildings and Attachment of Hazardous Materials Descriptions (Link)

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Catch Of The Week: Backdoor Nearly Hits Linux

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

What is “open source software”? Basically it is software with a source code anyone can inspect, modify and enhance. Open source is a great way to make your code available to everyone, and a good way to enhance and improve the services it provides. 

Linux is one of the most well-known kinds of open source software, used by about 42% of the world. There are many distributions, or “distros” of Linux, such as Red Hat, Debian, Kali, and many more.

In addition to the source code for the actual Linux OS, the source code for many utilities used by Linux Read More

Monthly Notification Of Groundwater Data Reviewed In March 2024 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces 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:

  • Notification to the New Mexico Environment Department Hazardous Waste Bureau of Three Anomalous Events Resulting in Erroneous Groundwater Quality Data Uploaded
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EM-LA, N3B To Discuss Cleanup Progress, Waste Disposition At Environmental Management Cleanup Forum

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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 efforts underway to protect vital water supplies and safely dispose of radioactive waste? Join a community meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m. MDT, April 18, 2024. “We want to hear from you.”

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

Background: This event will feature discussions and public input on the environmental cleanup mission at LANL, recent Read More

Drilling Work Plan For Chromium Groundwater Project Regional Aquifer Monitoring Well R-77 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces 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 Drilling Work Plan for Chromium Groundwater Project Regional Aquifer Monitoring Well R-77, Revision 2 (Link)

Members of the public with any questions, Read More

2023 EPA Greenhouse Gas Report Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Electronic Reading Room.

The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

2023 EPA Greenhouse Gas Report Electronic Submittal

Members of the public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More

LANL News Roundup: Waste Decontamination System Offers Far-Reaching Benefits & More

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Science: New machine to enhance understanding of nuclear weapons’ behaviorMarch 7, assembly began at Los Alamos National Laboratory on a groundbreaking machine that will allow scientists to use real plutonium in experiments while studying the conditions immediately before the nuclear phase of a weapon’s functioning. The machine will prove instrumental in the Laboratory’s stockpile stewardship mission, which ensures the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons through computational tools and engineering test facilities, rather than Read More

NNSA Field Office Manager Ted Wyka Reveals Plans To Improve Driver Safety Near Los Alamos National Laboratory

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NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Ted Wyka

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

NNSA Field Office Manager Ted Wyka emphasized during the March 19 Los Alamos County Council work session that Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has a “strong safety culture.”

“Safety is always my primary concern,” he added.

As a result, and in response to complaints regarding drivers on the road to and from the laboratory, near misses for vehicular crashes, vehicle accidents and a fatality that occurred earlier this month, Wyka said the NNSA Field Office is spearheading an initiative Read More

Proposed Floodplain Action For Regional Groundwater Monitoring Well SIMR-3 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup 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:

  • Notice of Proposed Floodplain Action for Regional Groundwater Monitoring Well SIMR-3 and Access Road Improvements, Public Comment Period Closes April 5, 2024 (Link)
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Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast April 2

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LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., Tuesday April 2 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.

LRG will pay for coffee and tea and individuals 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 here: website. Read More