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Night With A Nerd: Dr. Phil Goldstone On Thinking About Nuclear Deterrence In Today’s World

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 18, 2019 - 9:01am

BSMA News:

The community is invited to join Dr. Phil Goldstone Sept. 12 as he explores how the invention of nuclear weapons 75 years ago changed international affairs – and also the existential framework of a large portion of the world’s people. 

It's now long beyond the confrontations of the cold war, and the world’s largest weapons stockpiles have been greatly reduced. Yet nuclear weapons issues are now present and rising, with Russia (again), Iran and North Korea looming large in the news—and with the playing field changing weekly, it seems. 

Modern war has held some “conventional”

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UNM Provost And Vice Provost Visit UNM-LA

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 18, 2019 - 7:48am

UNM Vice Provost Dr. Barbara Rodríguez, right, visits with faculty and staff Thursday at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. James Paul Holloway and Senior Vice Provost Dr. Barbara Rodríguez traveled to town Thursday to visit UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

At UNM-LA, Dr. Holloway toured the campus and met with faculty, staff and campus leadership. UNM-LA Advisory Board members Michelle Hall and Pat Soran also attended the meeting.

“UNM is a

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RCLC Finalizing Turnaround Efforts

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 18, 2019 - 7:38am
During a RCLC meeting Friday in Taos, Neptune’s Paul Black (together with Paul Black) discusses a stakeholder engagement and community outreach program the company is launching soon. Courtesy photo
 
DOE-EM Field Office Manager Doug Hintze at the RCLC meeting Friday in Taos. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC) met Friday in Taos where they heard from an auditor contracted to complete six years of back audits in order to bring the organization into compliance following past mismanagement issues.

RCLC board members, staff and representatives from Los Alamos

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Robotics Night @ Bradbury Science Museum Aug. 23

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 17, 2019 - 7:44am

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NNSA Okays LANL Cell; Telecommunications Upgrades

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 16, 2019 - 9:33am
NNSA News:
 
The Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Field Office has issued a National Environmental Policy Act categorical exclusion (CX) to upgrade Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) cellular and radio communications capabilities.
 
The purpose of the project is to improve the current cellular and telecommunications network by providing a dedicated LANL cellular service through upgrades to existing infrastructure and the expansion of LANL’s two-way radio system.
 
The CX can be accessed online from the DOE Office of NEPA Policy and
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LANL: $500K Grant To Boost Small NNM Businesses

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 15, 2019 - 8:33am
Triad's investment in RDC will support micro-loans for technology-based and manufacturing businesses, and a tribal economic diversity fund. Courtesy/LANL
 
LANL News:
 
Small businesses across Northern New Mexico will benefit this year from an injection of capital through loans and a tribal diversity fund under a $500,000 grant from Los Alamos National Laboratory operator Triad National Security, LLC to the Regional Development Corporation (RDC). 
 
“The Laboratory boosts the region’s economy through employment and procurement, and we are always looking for direct ways to increase that
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2019 LANL Hazmat Challenge: Toughest Scenarios Yet

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 14, 2019 - 1:18pm

Scene from a previous LANL Hazmat Challenge in which members of the Midwest City, Okla., Fire Department use sandbags to stop simulated radioactive liquid waste from a spill from flowing downstream. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Ten hazardous materials response teams from New Mexico, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Tennessee will test their skills in a series of graded exercises Aug. 19-23 at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Hazmat Challenge.

“The Challenge provides a unique training venue for hazmat responders where they are able to test and develop their technical response capabilities in a difficult

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