NMED, EMLA Hosts Public Meeting On Legacy Waste Remediation Today
NMED News:
The State of New Mexico’s Environment Department (NMED), along with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos field office (EM-LA) will host a public meeting on 5:30 to 7 p.m. today in accordance with Section VIII.C.3.d of the 2016 Order on Consent (CO).
The CO is a settlement agreement between the NMED and EM-LA that was issued in 2016. The investigation and remediation of contamination from legacy waste at LANL is conducted under the CO. The CO both guides and governs the ongoing cleanup of legacy waste at LANL through a campaign‐based approach and the annual Read More
South Dakota Mines Honors LANL’s George ‘Rusty’ Gray As A Distinguished Alumni
South Dakota Mines News:
RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakota Mines 184th commencement ceremony recognized George ‘Rusty’ Gray, a Los Alamos resident and LANL Fellow, among 10 distinguished alumni honorees from both 2020 and 2021.
Gray graduated from South Dakota Mines with a bachelor’s degree in 1976 and a master’s degree in 1977, both in metallurgical engineering. In 1981, he received a PhD in metallurgical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.
In 1982, he began a post-doctoral fellowship at the Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg in Germany where he studied Read More
LANL Top Science Stories Of 2021
Staff Report
Despite the year’s many challenges (and, in some cases, because of them), there were some incredible scientific and technological innovations out of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in 2021.
Here’s a look back at just a few of them:
Mission to Mars!
Perseverance rover takes New Mexico to Mars
When NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover touched down on the surface of Mars on Feb. 18, a bit of New Mexico landed along with it, thanks to work done at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Watch this video to learn about the rover’s first two Read More
Year In Review: How LANL Made A Difference In 2021
As 2021 came to an end, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) took a look back at the ways it made a difference from boosting businesses to building an economic hub:
Boosting small businesses in New Mexico
The Lab reported in February that it awarded more than $413 million in contracts to New Mexico small businesses in fiscal year 2020. That is a 43 percent increase from the previous year. Link
Triad and union craft labor collaborate to secure continued growth and partnership
Twelve labor unions signed their collective bargaining agreements Dec. 2, completing their negotiations Read More
Public Meeting On LANL Legacy Waste FY 2022 Annual Cleanup Plan Via WebEx Tonight
NMED News:
The State of New Mexico’s Environment Department (NMED) is issuing a courtesy reminder that NMED and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) will host a public meeting 5:30-7 p.m., Jan. 6, 2022 in accordance with Section VIII.C.3.d of the 2016 Order on Consent (CO).
This reminder is in addition to English and Spanish public notices sent to local and regional newspapers, the NMED external events calendar, and the NMED LANL Facility Mailing List.
The CO is a settlement agreement between the NMED and EM-LA that was issued in 2016. The Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Launches Road Trip In 2022
LANL Director Thom Mason holds the ribbon being cut by Bradbury Science Museum Director Linda Deck during a launch event in December at the White Rock Visitor Center. ‘The Challenge Tomorrow trailers have a lot of pizzazz,’ Mason said at the launch of the new traveling educational outreach and community engagement program. Courtesy/LANL
BRADBURY SCIENCE MUSEUM News:
- New outreach program will hit the highway to connect communities with Lab careers
On a recent December morning, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Director Thom Mason, LANL leaders and Los Alamos County partners gathered Read More
Catch Of The Week: Anti-Virus Invoice Scams
Los Alamos
You have probably heard of anti-virus programs like Norton, McAfee, etc. but did you know these can be used to compromise your home network?
No, not a backdoor in the software or anything like that, something a lot simpler.
Anti-virus themed phishing scams are currently “king of the hill” and one of the top ways your home network, and bank account, might be compromised.
How does this scam work? You might get a phone call, or an email, about an invoice for a popular anti-virus service.
Most common are the email scams.
If you got an email like the above pictured, what Read More
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