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AAUW To Host Talk By Regional Development Corporation 6:30-7:30 PM Today At Mesa Public Library

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AAUW News:

Are you interested in learning what a regional non-profit economic development organization is doing to diversity and build the economy in northern New Mexico?

You are invited to join the American Association of University Women, (AAUW) Los Alamos Branch, 6:30-7:30 p.m. today, March 14 at Mesa Public Library. Carla Rachkowski, Director of Operations for the Regional Development Corporation (RDC), will present on the non-profit economic development organization’s four key areas of focus, success stories, challenges and future plans.

The RDC’s four key areas of focus are: Read More

LANL: New Mexico Students Invited To Apply For Free Summer Physics Camp For Young Women 2024

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Women scientists and engineers of Los Alamos National Laboratory lead the two-week camp in Santa Fe. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

New Mexico middle and high school students are encouraged to apply for the free, two-week Summer Physics Camp for Young Women, taught primarily by women scientists and engineers of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, which runs June 10-21, 2024.

The application deadline is April 1, 2024.

Hosted at the New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, the camp will explore topics related to energy and energy security (reliable, affordable access to all fuels and energy Read More

Catch Of The Week: United Healthcare Cyber Attack

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Could your business keep going if key services suddenly were offline, and if you were unable to get paid for your services? That would likely be problematic, right?

This is the situation faced by doctors across the nation after Optum’s Change Healthcare suffered a ransomware attack, causing them to shut down their networks on Feb. 21, 2024.

Change Healthcare is owned by UnitedHealth Group, the biggest healthcare company in the US. Change Healthcare provides payment processing, allows for checking of patient benefits, and manages Read More

Updated Notice Of Completion Of Off-Site Waste Shipment For Final Disposal Added To LANL Electronic 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:

  • Updated Notice of Completion of Off-Site Waste Shipment for Final Disposal, Activity 4.0, Compliance Plan, Site Treatment Plan, Federal Facility Compliance
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EM-LA Names Sarah (Ellie) Gilbertson Acting Manager

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Acting EM-LA Manager Sarah (Ellie) Gilbertson

EM-LA News:

Effective March 24, Sarah (Ellie) Gilbertson will serve as the acting Manager of the Environmental Management-Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA).

Former EM-LA Michael Mikolanis is transitioning to a new role as manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Savannah River Field Office.

Gilbertson served as acting EM-LA Deputy Manager from June 2022 until her appointment as the permanent deputy in February 2023. Prior to her appointment as Deputy Manager, Gilbertson served as EM-LA’s Office of Health, Operations, Read More

Permit Modification On Two Small Fuel-Burning Units Added To LANL Electronic 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,  visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Permit Modification Two Small Fuel-Burning Units

Members of the public with any questions, contact N3B Los Alamos.

Produced by the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contractor, Read More

LANL Team Works To Protect Water Quality

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Los Alamos National Laboratory sits perched atop the Pajarito Plateau, a vast volcanic rise cut deep by canyons carved by water over millennia. These same canyons funnel water from the mesa tops to the Rio Grande below. Because of this, the laboratory proactively monitors potential contaminants in stormwater, surface water and groundwater that could make their way to the river. We do this year-round, not just because it’s our job, but because it impacts us personally — after all, many of us live in the communities that sit downstream from the lab. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL Read More

Project Alberta–A Lecture By Dr. Glen McDuff March 12

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Los Alamos Historical Society News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society’s March Lecture Series will feature former LANL scientist Dr. Glen McDuff, who will speak on Project Alberta and the delivery of the first nuclear weapons.

Dr. McDuff has a PhD in Physics from the University of St. Andrews and a degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University, where he was also a professor. Dr. McDuff is retired from LANL, but continues to serve as a consultant to the Weapons Division and to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Nuclear Weapons School at Kirtland Air Force Base.

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Last Step Completed In Middle DP Road Site Cleanup

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Field crews at the Middle DP Road Site excavated and packaged in containers nearly 6,000 cubic yards of debris for shipment to an off-site repository. Restoration at the site also included grading and reseeding. Courtesy/N3B

N3B News:

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) agreed on Feb. 14 that investigation and remediation of soil and debris from legacy operations at the Middle DP Road (MDPR) Site in Los Alamos was complete.

The priority cleanup project was executed by Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B), the legacy cleanup contractor for the Department of Energy Environmental Read More