Community: Collaboration with Navajo Technical University supports clean hydrogen careers
A newly expanded partnership between Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Navajo Technical University is helping foster a STEM-adept workforce ready to contribute to a high-tech, clean energy future with a concentration on fuel cell technology and additive manufacturing. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL Read More
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:
Members of the public with any questions, please contact N3B Los Alamos Read More
The energy issue. Los Alamos National Laboratory efforts make a more sustainable future possible. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) presents its National Security Science magazine, Winter 2023: The Energy Issue.
Fission forward. Los Alamos has been a leader in fission research since the 1940s. Today, the Laboratory’s atom‑splitting experts forge ahead in pursuit of clean energy. Courtesy/LANL
Harnessing the power of the sun. The birthplace of many fusion firsts, Los Alamos National Laboratory continues the quest for the ultimate energy source. Courtesy/LANL
This young, starving bear made its home in a culvert at LANL this summer before state officials and lab employees helped transfer him to a rehab facility. Courtesy/LANL
By TY HORAK
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Los Alamos National Laboratory
In our human-dominated world, we’re hard-pressed to find places where people haven’t built on top of animals’ natural habitat. It’s why wildlife and humans sometimes rub elbows, and, unfortunately, the encounters aren’t always harmonious.
Black bears, for instance, often become nuisance bears when they extend their range due to drought, wildfire, Read More
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of its efforts to demonstrate transparency about its work, in late November the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) welcomed 13 non-governmental experts on arms control and nonproliferation to its Nevada facilities, including parts of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) outside Las Vegas.
NNSS hosts a variety of nonproliferation projects, in large part focused on the ability to detect low-yield nuclear explosions around the world. The visitors saw P Tunnel, the site of an October 2023 nonproliferation Read More
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County, in coordination with its transit partners (Atomic City Transit, New Mexico DOT Park & Ride, North Central Regional Transit District and Los Alamos National Laboratory), has partnered with consulting firm Stantec to evaluate locations for a potential new transit center in Los Alamos and/or White Rock.
Los Alamos County invites the local and regional community to take part in a survey regarding existing and future transit use and preferences.
The 15-question survey will take approximately 8 minutes to complete, and will be available until 5 p.m. on Friday, Read More
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. Courtesy production photo
Oppenheimer After Trinity News:
Oppenheimer After Trinity—a Cannes World Film Festival winner for Best Historical Documentary—will now be offered on streaming services, including Apple TV, iTunes, Google TV, Vudu, Fandango, YouTube TV, Spectrum and X-Box.
Created by Larry L. Sheffield—a Phoenix-based descendent of a Manhattan Project worker—the documentary film showcases the real story of Oppenheimer, featuring rare footage and photographs, along with compelling Read More
Jill Hruby, DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and NNSA Administrator
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) released Monday the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (SSMP) for Fiscal Year 2024.
This report describes NNSA’s continued plans to implement the Biden Administration’s 2022 Nuclear Posture Review by maintaining a safe, secure, reliable, and effective nuclear weapons stockpile, without the need for nuclear explosive testing and while revitalizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise.
This Read More
LRG News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees, and potential retirees (LRG) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 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 at their website. Read More
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has announced that new documents have been added to the LANL Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory: