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Cost Of Nukes

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Nuclear power plant cost-effectiveness measure – interactive tool roots discussions about the cost of nuclear energy in hard evidence. Courtesy/commons.wikimedia.com

HSNW News:

Despite the ever-changing landscape of energy economics, subject to the influence of new technologies and geopolitics, a new tool promises to root discussions about the cost of nuclear energy in hard evidence rather than speculation.

Over the last two years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has developed the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Cost Calculator, an online interface that provides a nuanced look at Read More

DOE Selects U.C. Berkeley To Lead Consortium For U.S.-China Research Center’s Energy-Water Track

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON ― The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the University of California, Berkeley to lead a consortium of university, nonprofit, utility, and national laboratory partners in a new technical track under the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) that addresses water-related aspects of energy production and use.
 
Once the award is finalized, the U.S. consortium will match or exceed DOE funding of $12.5 million and work with their Chinese counterparts to bolster collaborative efforts to ensure energy, water, and environmental security
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Letter To The Editor: About That Divine Wind

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By LAWRY MANN
Los Alamos   

We lived in Iwakuni, Japan from 1956 to 1958. I was a meteorologist in the Navy for Fleet Air Wing Six.

Iwakuni was about as far from Hiroshima as Los Alamos is from Santa Fe – we traveled there often. We also visited Nagasaki.

Working for me was a Japanese PhD meteorologist. He plotted weather observations from China and Russia that we received in Morse code. He was vastly over qualified but it was the best paying job available. 

We worked from 1600 to 0800 because that was when FAW-6 planes went on patrol. We became good friends and I took advantage of Read More

AGU: Melting Glaciers Feed Antarctic Food Chain

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AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Nutrient-rich water from melting Antarctic glaciers nourishes the ocean food chain, creating feeding “hot spots” in large gaps in the sea ice, according to a new study.
 
New research finds that iron stored in the region’s glaciers is being shuttled by melting water to open areas of the ocean, called polynyas, where it stimulates growth of phytoplankton, ocean algae that form the base of the marine food chain.
 
Krill and fish thrive on phytoplankton, and these smaller animals support penguins, seals and whales that feed and breed in the polynyas
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Santa Fe Institute’s Main Building Renamed After New Mexico Scientist Murray Gell-Mann

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Dr. Murray Gell-Mann

SFI News:

A ceremony this morning is being held to rename Santa Fe Institute’s main building after legendary New Mexico scientist Murray Gell-Mann.

For 30 years, no one has been a more significant presence at the Santa Fe Institute than Dr. Gell-Mann and this event will honor New Mexico’s most prominent scientific figure by naming its iconic main building after him.

The naming takes place during a special ceremony at which Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales will commemorate Dr. Gell-Mann’s lifelong contributions to science and to New Mexico. An etched stone placard Read More

Upcoming Events Announced Commemorating 70th Anniversary Of End Of WWII

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:

Los Alamos Historical Society and Museum announces upcoming events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII:

LECTURE

Tuesday, Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m. Fuller Lodge.

New Mexico State Historian Rick Hendricks will talk about the role New Mexico played in World War II.

FILM

Wednesday, Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m. Fuller Lodge.

The Atomic Film Festival presents “Japan’s Longest Day,” a film about the decision to surrender.

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book signing

Thursday, Aug. 13, 5:30-7 p.m. Bethe House.

Reading and book signing with James Kunketka, Read More

Peace Activist John Dear Speaks To Los Alamos

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Peace activist John Dear

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

Internationally known peace activist John Dear gathered with more than 300 protesters Sunday at Ashley Pond Park in Los Alamos to commemorate the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

“We’re here again like we’ve been coming every year to call for the abolition of all nuclear weapons,” Dear told the Los Alamos Daily Post. “Today we are joined by the architect of the civil rights movement, Jim Lawson, so with his presence we are all called upon to fight for nuclear peace … I encourage everyone

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Russians Hack Pentagon’s E-mail

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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter

HSNW News:

  • Government-backed hackers breach Joint Chiefs e-mail server

Russian government-backed hackers have managed to hack the Pentagon’s unclassified e-mail server used by the office of the Joint Chiefs. Military officials said Thursday that the sophistication of the attack shows that it has been conducted by hackers with the resources typically available only to states.

The e-mail system was taken offline as soon as the intrusion was detected.

CNN reports that the attacks on the Pentagon’s e-mail system resembles the type of attacks Read More

Governor Joins US-Mexico Summit Panel Discussion

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State Gov. Susana Martinez
 
STATE News:
 
EL PASO, Texas — Gov. Susana Martinez joined the 2015 U.S.- Mexico Summit Thursday at The University of Texas in El Paso, where she will participate in a panel discussion, “Moving People and Trade – What Does the Ideal U.S.- Mexico Border Look Like?”
 
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that New Mexico leads the nation in export-related job growth at 107 percent. New Mexico doubled exports to Mexico last year and nearly quadrupled them since Governor Martinez took office. 
 
And
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