National Laboratory

Traffic Crash At Bottom Of Truck Route Closes Roadway

by

UPDATE: The road closure on Truck Route is still in effect; however, the western roadblock on East Jemez is just east of Elk Ridge Mobile Home Park to allow residents to access Elk Ridge.

LAPD News:

A vehicle crash occurred this morning in which a dump truck overturned at the bottom of the truck route (East Jemez) at mile marker # 9. One person has been transported for injuries.

There is also a diesel spill.

Los Alamos Police, Santa Fe Sherriff’s Office, Los Alamos Fire Department and LANL Hazmat are on the scene.

The truck route is now closed in both directions.

Driver’s are instructed to please avoid Read More

Participants Present Projects For LANL Postdoc Entrepeneur Accelerator Program

by

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

Whether proposing economical ways to capture carbon emissions or computing technology that could perform brain-like tasks, participants in the University of California and Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Postdoc Entrepreneur Accelerator program offer cutting-edge ideas to address a wide range of issues.

During the Postdoc Entrepreneur Accelerator final presentations May 18, Harshul Thakkar, Luis Chavez Atayde, Michael Saccone and Madeline Bolding revealed their projects that they had been working on for the past Read More

Periodic Monitoring Report For 2022 Vapor-Sampling Activities At Material Disposal Area C Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

by

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 Periodic Monitoring Report for 2022 Vapor-Sampling Activities at Material Disposal Area C, Solid Waste Management Unit 50-009, at Technical Area
Read More

NNSA Proposes Backup Power System For DARHT

by

NNSA News:

The U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) proposes to install a new battery bank to provide backup power to the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) facility in the event that maintenance is needed.

Triad proposes to install up to four 8-megawatt-hour (MWh) batteries approximately 100 yards from the main DARHT facility (total of 32 MWh).

This work would require excavating in a previously disturbed area along the access road just before the turnoff for DARHT to create a level area to build a concrete base. Excavation and trenching Read More

United Church: ‘Monday Night At The Pit’ Begins June 5

by

Scene from a previous ‘Monday Night At The Pit’  volleyball game at 2525 Canyon Road. Courtesy/UCLA

United Church of Los Alamos News:

This summer, The United Church of Los Alamos continues the 75-year tradition of offering a place where young Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) interns, graduate students and the like meet, eat and play volleyball at “Monday Night at the Pit”.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 5, students are invited to meet and greet, enjoy a tail-gate picnic and play volleyball at The United Church’s sand volleyball court.

Each Monday in summer, the congregation and friends Read More

Tales Of Our Times: Groves Saw In Oppenheimer A Rare Mix Vital To The Mission

by

By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos 

Our town eagerly awaits the release of the movie “Oppenheimer” in the U.K. and U.S. July 21. Townsfolk know that Oppenheimer’s genius fit well with the different genius of General Leslie Groves, played by Matt Damon in the film. Many of us wonder which parts of the story the film will tell. Full disclosure: My wife Nancy chaired the committee whose work resulted in the life-size bronze statues of Oppenheimer and Groves engaging in Los Alamos life since 2011. See the two at work and “Oppie” at his April birthday below.

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer was the director of the wartime Read More

2022 Periodic Monitoring Report For Chromium Investigation Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

by

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:

  • Review, 2022 Annual Periodic Monitoring Report for the Chromium Investigation Monitoring Group, Mortandad Canyon and Sandia Canyon Watersheds (Link)

Members Read More

Approval, Request For Permit Modification To Add Drum Assay & Hydraulic Power Supply To TA-54 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

by

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:

  • Approval, Request for Class 1 Permit Modification to Add Drum Assay and Hydraulic Power Supply to TA-54, Area G, Pad 11 (Link)

Members of the public with any questions, Read More

New Mexico School Retools Math Education With Support From Los Alamos National Laboratory Experts

by

Randy Merker, left, and Zachary Leonard (right) of LANL’s Math and Science Academy chat with Blanco Elementary School counselor Mary Head-Powell during a math night for students and their families. Over the course of the year, Merker and Leonard immersed themselves in the educational culture at the school in Bloomfield. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Students and teachers at Blanco Elementary School in Bloomfield are wrapping up the school year with newfound confidence and proficiency in mathematics, thanks to the ongoing work with Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) Math and Science Read More

LANL Foundation Española Students Complete First Year Of Innovative Program To Prepare For Healthcare Careers

by

LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA — Sixteen students from Española Valley High School have completed this school year already on their way to high demand healthcare careers in their community.

The Española Healthcare Career Pathways Project both prepares students to be able to transition into well-paying healthcare jobs while addressing the chronic healthcare workforce shortage in an area that has long been medically underserved.

“The Española Healthcare Careers Pathway Project will change lives and be a tipping point for this community,” said Brenda Romero, Presbyterian Española Hospital Read More