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LANL: Statement Of Findings Issued For Los Alamos Canyon Sediment Reduction And Restoration Project

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LANL News:

The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has issued a Floodplain Statement of Findings for the Los Alamos Canyon Sediment Reduction and Restoration Project.

The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities is planning to restore and address sedimentation from post wildfire flooding impacts in Los Alamos Canyon located within the 100-year floodplain.

This restoration project includes:

  • The upper watershed area above the reservoir;
  • The reservoir; and
  • The area where Los Alamos Canyon Creek, water pipeline
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2019 Annual Site Environmental Report Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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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:

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

Phase III Investigation Work Plan For Chaquehui Canyon Area 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 Phase III Investigation Work Plan for Chaquehui Canyon Aggregate Area (Link)

Members of the public with any questions, please contact N3B Los Alamos Read More

Nine LANL Researchers Named 2023 Laboratory Fellows

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The 2023 Laboratory Fellows. Top row, from left: Tariq Aslam, Rod Borup, William Daughton, Tess Lavezzi Light  and Filip Ronning. Bottom row, from Left: Richard Van de Water, Hari Viswanathan, Ivan Vitev and Scott Watson. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Nine researchers have been named 2023 Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows: Tariq Aslam, Rod Borup, William Daughton, Tess Lavezzi Light, Filip Ronning, Richard Van de Water, Hari Viswanathan, Ivan Vitev and Scott Watson.

“These researchers have made significant contributions to their respective fields, and it is an honor to recognize them Read More

Local Students Complete 16-Week Los Alamos Nuclear Waste Operator Boot Camp Offered By N3B

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Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos Director of Training Mark Russell, rear, with the September graduating class of the Nuclear Waste Processing Operator Boot Camp. Courtesy/EM-LA

EM-LA News:

Twelve newly trained nuclear waste processing operators received their nuclear waste processor or handler certifications last week after completing a 16-week boot camp program offered by EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) legacy cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B).

Each graduate received a full-time work assignment at N3B after passing a waste operator comprehensive Read More

LANL Foundation: 4-Year Scholarships Application Opens

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LANL Foundation News:

          • Open to Students Pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees in Any Field of Study 

Española – Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is now accepting applications for its four-year undergraduate scholarship awards. Whether pursuing a degree in STEAM, healthcare, education, business, or the humanities, students who meet the eligible criteria are welcome to apply.

While most applicants are high school seniors, undergraduate students pursuing a bachelor’s degree at an accredited, post-secondary educational institution are also encouraged to apply. 

Awards range Read More

LANL: Los Alamos Ranks As Top Employer Promoting Diversity & More

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Community: Los Alamos ranks as a top employer promoting diversity

Los Alamos National Laboratory was selected as one of the ‘Top Companies for Latinas to Work for in the United States in 2022,’ by LATINA Style magazine. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Sept. 25, 2023.

Science: Chi-Nu experiment concludes with data to support nuclear security, energy reactors

The results of the Chi-Nu physics experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory have contributed essential, never-before-observed Read More

AFRL Partners To Host Accelerator Week For 2023 Hyperspace Challenge In Albuquerque Nov. 1-2

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This year marks the sixth iteration of the Hyperspace Challenge and the first year AFRL is partnering with Space RCO to further progress space development. Courtesy/CNM

AFRL News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is partnering with the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, or Space RCO, and longtime partner CNM Ingenuity, or CNMI, the economic development arm of Central New Mexico Community College, and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, to hold the 2023 Hyperspace Challenge in Albuquerque.

The Hyperspace Challenge Accelerator Week is a capstone event Read More

In Event Of Government Shutdown Los Alamos National Laboratory Stands Ready To Continue Operations

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Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

The federal government is on track to shut down at midnight Saturday, Sept. 30, if agreement is not reached in Congress. Should this happen, the federal government will curtail agency activities and services, cease non-essential operations and furlough non-essential workers. Only essential employees in departments that protect human life or property will be retained. The shutdown may also disrupt state, territorial and local levels of government.

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JROMC Lecture: It’s All Downhill – A Brief History Of Skiing At Los Alamos

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Limon Perrot, Robert Carter, Enrico Fermi and David Inglis skiing at Sawyer’s Hill. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society

JROMC News:

The community is invited to attend a free lecture on the history of skiing in the Jemez Mountains, on Monday, Oct. 2, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the SALA Event Center, 2551 Central Ave., presented by the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) and co-sponsored by the Los Alamos snowboarding and mountain biking racing teams.

The presentation will trace the history of skiing in Los Alamos from the Ranch School programs through the development of Sawyer’s Read More