Los Alamos National Laboratory Names Lisa Danielson Director Of The Center For Space And Earth Sciences
Lisa Danielson is the new director of the Center for Space and Earth Science. Courtesy/LANLLANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory has named Lisa Danielson the new director for the Center for Space and Earth Science.
As one of six strategic centers within the National Security Education Center, CSES is a multi- and Interdisciplinary Center for Astrophysics, Near Space Environment, Planetary Science, Geophysics, Earth Systems and Climate, and Bioscience.
CSES provides a gateway for collaborations with academic institutions in these science areas, provides external visibility and
TechSource Providing Expertise Through Newly Awarded Savannah River National Laboratory M&O Contract
TechSource Chairman/CEO V. Brian D’Andrea
BUSINESS News:
TechSource, Inc., headquartered in Los Alamos, is part of the Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA) team to which the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Management and Operations contract (M&O).
The $3.8 billion cost plus award fee contract scope includes operations and maintenance of SRNL’s nuclear and non-nuclear facilities. The contract also entails DOE missions support in environmental management, national security, Read More
LANL Foundation Accepting Proposals For 2021 Education And Community Outreach Grants … Deadline Feb. 22, 2021
LANL News:
ESPAÑOLA — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is accepting proposals for its 2021 Education and Community Outreach Grants.
Qualified applicants include school districts, nonprofit New Mexico educational institutions, IRS-qualified 501(c)(3) organizations, government agencies, and Pueblo/Tribal communities serving Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Taos counties.
Eligible proposals will be categorized into two distinct funding groups. Education Outreach Grant proposals provide services that directly support public Read More
N3B, Triad Cooperate To Ship Radioactive Waste To WIPP
Jan. 14 marks the first comingled TRU waste shipment by N3B and Triad to WIPP. Courtesy/N3B
N3B/Triad News:
N3B and Triad have successfully partnered to combine transuranic (TRU) waste shipment for additional efficiency.
The shipment, loaded at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) Radioassay and Nondestructive Testing (RANT) facility at Technical Area 54, comingled legacy and new generation radioactive waste, resulting in more efficient shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
Jan. 14 marked the first comingled shipment by N3B and Triad to WIPP.
By comingling loads, Read More
Heinrich, Luján Support Biden Plan To Utilize Defense Production Act, Increase Medical Equipment And Supplies
From the Office of U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján joined 24 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to President-elect Joe Biden, supporting his incoming administration’s plan to quickly utilize all available authorities under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to rapidly increase the production and stockpiling of medical, testing and protective equipment supplies.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Heinrich and Luján have been calling on the Trump administration to fully utilize the DPA to ramp up nationwide production Read More
VIDEO: U.S. Sen. Heinrich Questions Defense Secretary Nominee On New Mexico Priorities, Modernization
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
- U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich is asking that Secretary-designate Austin look into the recent Space Command basing decision, prepare plans for PFAS remediation among other action, if confirmed
- If confirmed, Sen. Heinrich also has asked that Austin work to ensure that Los Alamos National Laboratory is able to complete its mission of producing 30 plutonium pits by 2026.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) participated in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider the nomination of retired U.S. Army General Lloyd Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory On Delayed Opening
UPDATE: The Laboratory has closed for today due to inclement weather.
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory is on a delayed opening today.
Employees required to work onsite should report to work between 10 a.m. and noon.
Employees who have the ability to telework should do so for the full day. Read More
