Notice Of Proposed Floodplain And Wetland Action For Chromium Remediation In Sandia And Mortandad Canyons Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
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:
- Notice of Proposed Floodplain and Wetland Action for Chromium Remediation in Sandia and Mortandad Canyons at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Link)
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NNSA: Floodplain Statement Of Findings Issued For Lane Installation At East Jemez Road Guard Post
NNSA News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has published the floodplain statement of findings for the proposed construction of an additional vehicle inspection lane at the guard post near the East Jemez Road and N.M. 4 intersection.
The project is intended to provide expedited inspection times for vehicles transporting time sensitive loads, such as concrete and asphalt to Los Alamos National Laboratory. Project activities within the 100-year floodplain would include construction of an expedited vehicle inspection lane, relocation of a 4-strand wire fence, possible Read More
NNSA Issues Floodplain Findings For Natural Gas Line Replacement At Los Alamos National Laboratory
NNSA News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is proposing new construction that crosses through upper Pajarito Canyon and upper Starmer Canyon from Technical Area (TA) 8 to TA-22 at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
The project proposes to install a new 12-inch HDPE natural gas line to replace the existing 70+ year old 12-inch bare steel natural gas line. Replacement will prevent loss of service to several LANL technical areas and Bandelier National Monument. The project activities within the 100-year floodplains include new natural gas line installation to replace Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Demonstrates Material’s Quantum Topological Potential
New research into topological phases of matter may spur advances in innovative quantum devices. As described in Nature Communications, a research team including Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists used a novel strain engineering approach to convert the material hafnium pentatelluride to a strong topological insulator phase, increasing its bulk electrical resistance while lowering it at the surface, a key to unlocking its quantum potential. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL Read More
LANL: Atmospheric Pressure Changes Could Be Driving Mars’ Elusive Methane Pulses
New simulations are helping inform the Curiosity rover’s ongoing sampling campaign. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
LANL News:
New research shows that atmospheric pressure fluctuations that pull gases up from underground could be responsible for releasing subsurface methane into Mars’ atmosphere; knowing when and where to look for methane can help the Curiosity rover search for signs of life.
“Understanding Mars’ methane variations has been highlighted by NASA’s Curiosity team as the next key step towards figuring out where it comes from,” John Ortiz said, a graduate student at Los Read More
Catch Of The Week: Xfinity Data Breach
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Data breaches happen…a lot.
How many data breaches do you think there were in the US in 2023?
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- A. 12
- B. 1,000,000
- C. 267,000
- D. 2,116
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The answer is D. 2,116.
So approximately 6 breaches a day, just in the US.
Total number of victims in the US, about 234 million.
In a notice released in December, Xfinity said “there was unauthorized access” to its systems from Oct. 16 to Oct. 19, 2023.
How did this happen? The same way many data breaches happen…vulnerabilities.
In this case, there was a vulnerability in Citrix network appliances used by businesses Read More
NNSA Releases Annual Performance Reviews Of Management And Operations Partners
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the National Nuclear Security Administration announced the FY 2023 results of the performance of its Managing and Operating (M&O) partners in meeting NNSA’s performance expectations.
The results can be found in NNSA’s Performance Evaluation Summaries posted on NNSA’s website.
The summaries feature an easy-to-read and transparent assessment scorecard for each contractor partner that operates a lab, plant, and site, and include links to NNSA’s performance goals, called the Performance Evaluation and Measurement Plans.
Redacted versions Read More