NNSA Reaches Agreement With Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club Extending Property Lease To 2037
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypsot.com
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has reached an agreement with the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club (LASC) that accomplishes two important goals for the Club and the Los Alamos community: Giving the Club 15 years, until 2037, to operate on its current Rendija Canyon site, and clearing the way for 
eventual environmental assessment, remediation and transfer of the 109-acre tract to Los Alamos County.
“I’d like to thank the LASC board for its thoughtful input into this process,” NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Read More
LANL: Pandemic’s Urgency Drove New Collaborative Approaches Worldwide
Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- SAVE team changed how science is done, spanning 58 institutions
In a paper in the journal Nature, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientists Bette Korber, Hyejin Yoon, Will Fischer and James Theiler, among nearly 130 authors from institutions around the world, describe their groundbreaking collaborative work, “Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection.”
Korber, Fischer, Yoon and Theiler are members of a rarified team that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases assembled in January 2021, drawing on experts from Read More
Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast April 5
LRG News:
Fully vaccinated Lab retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Morning Glory Restaurant, 1377 Diamond Dr., across from Los Alamos High School.
Morning Glory serves a full breakfast and pastries.
Retirees buy their breakfast; LRG will pay for coffee or tea.
Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information. Read More
Sen. Luján Statement On President Biden’s Budget Proposal
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on President Biden’s budget proposal:
“President Biden made clear with this budget proposal that his Administration is focused on American families – their pocketbooks, their health, and their security,” Luján said. “By investing in child welfare, strengthening our National Labs, and supporting law enforcement, President Biden’s budget also prioritizes the issues important to New Mexicans.
“The President’s budget Read More
US Department Of Defense Honors Triad And LANL For Outstanding Support Of National Guard & Reserves
David (Skip) Mcgee, left, and Angela Mielke receive the Pro Patria Award for Los Alamos National Laboratory. Also pictured are Sergeant Major (Retired) Willy Griego, ESGR New Mexico, and Brigadier General Jamison Herrera, Director of the Joint Staff, New Mexico National Guard, right. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory and Triad National Security LLC were recognized by the Department of Defense for their outstanding support of employees serving in the Army National Guard and Reserve.
Both organizations received the Seven Seals Award, the Above and Beyond Award Read More
NMED To Host Los Alamos Community Engagement Meeting On Biogeochemical Remediation Of Chromium Plume Online
NMED News:
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) will host a virtual Los Alamos community engagement meeting 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2022.
The purpose of these routine quarterly meetings is to engage the community in discussion of topics related to NMED’s work at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
The topic of this meeting will be Biogeochemical Remediation of the Chromium Plume, with information provided by Dr. Patrick Longmire of the NMED Ground Water Quality Bureau. There also will be time allotted for questions and brief public statements at the conclusion of the Read More
Plutonium Removed From International Atomic Energy Agency’s Nuclear Material Laboratory
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced today the removal of plutonium from the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Office of Safeguards Analytical Services (IAEA/SGAS), Nuclear Material Laboratory in Siebersdorf, Austria, to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
The reduction of this excess nuclear material from the Nuclear Material Laboratory will ensure that the IAEA can maintain its flexibility to support nuclear verification and monitoring activities critical to global nonproliferation objectives. Read More