N3B News:

The Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its cleanup contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B), will host an annual meeting to report on the status of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Individual Permit.

The meeting will be held at the Cities of Gold in Santa Fe (Pojoaque), 2-4 p.m. MST, Wednesday, March 5, as well as virtually on Microsoft Teams.

Additional details including login information for the virtual meeting are available here.

The Individual Permit authorizes the discharge of storm water from LANL sites where legacy operations occurred during the Manhattan Project and Cold War era.

Presentation topics for the meeting include an overview of the Individual Permit and the 2024 monitoring season, an overview of advanced control structures and a look ahead at the 2025 monitoring season. The meeting will conclude with public comment and Q&A.

N3B manages work performed under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Individual Permit, in addition to other legacy cleanup activities at LANL, for EM-LA under the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract.