Luján, Crapo Lead Colleagues In Letter Urging Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Extension And Expansion
U.S. SENATE News:
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging Congressional Leadership to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program in any upcoming spending package.
The letter urges extension before the program sunsets later this year. The RECA program, originally passed in 1990, compensates individuals exposed to radiation from aboveground nuclear weapons tests, as well as those who mined, milled, and transported uranium.
Senators Luján and Crapo introduced bipartisan Read More
NNSA Field Office Proposes Construction, Upgrades To LANL Live Fire Range, Publishes Floodplain Assessment
LANL News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is proposing new construction and upgrade activities in lower Sandia Canyon at Technical Area (TA) 72 at the Outdoor Live Fire Range facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
The proposed upgrades are to improve range safety to help fulfill the mission requirements of maintaining a trained and qualified armed Protective Force.
The project activities within the 100-year floodplain include:
- Installation of eight permanent flagpoles;
- Installation of weatherproof electronic range status board;
- Removal of a backstop
DOE/NNSA: Statement Of Findings Issued For West Road Post & Cable Fencing Project
DOE/NNSA News:
The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has issued a Floodplain Statement of Findings for proposed installation of post and cable or in-kind barriers along West Road at selected locations near the Los Alamos County ice-skating rink in Los Alamos Canyon.
The proposed project is intended to improve vehicular and pedestrian safety on West Road by reducing traffic hazards associated with unsafe roadside parking and reduce wildland fire hazards associated with vehicles driving and parking on vegetation. West Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory On Delayed Opening Today
LANL News:
Due to winter weather conditions, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is on a delayed opening today.
Employees coming on-site should plan to arrive between 10 a.m. and noon.
Note: Weather conditions can change. Check for updates on the LANL Information hotline at 505.667.6622, or the LANLInside Homepage.
Additional emergency notifications will be distributed as needed. Read More
EM Senior Advisor Views Cleanup Progress At LANL
EM Senior Advisor Ike White, third from right, finishes his tour of the EM-Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) legacy cleanup sites with, from left, EM Acting Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory and Policy Affairs Jay Mullis; EM Headquarters EM-LA Site Liaison Beth Lisann; EM-LA Office of Completion Project Delivery Director Dave Nickless; EM-LA Field Manager Michael Mikolanis; Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) President Kim Lebak; and N3B Vice President and Executive Officer Joe Legare. Courtesy/EM
EM Senior Advisor Ike White, left, observes preparations Read More
Air Force Research Laboratory Holds Collaborative Space Domain Awareness Event At Kirtland AFB
The night sky above the Air Force Maui Optical Supercomputing Site’s Maui Space Surveillance System on the summit of Haleakala, site of many AFRL space domain awareness sensors. Photo/Dr. Robert Q. Fugate/AFRL)
By JEANNE DAILEY
AFRL Public Affairs
KIRTLAND AFB – The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles and Directed Energy Directorates hosted the 9th Annual Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Leadership Workshop at Kirtland AFB, Jan. 25-27.
More than 100 senior leaders from across the Department of Defense and government laboratories participated in the combined in person and Read More
LANL: Delays On West Road Amid Tree & Shrub Removal
Map of work areas and trail closures. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- West Road will remain open, limited access to trails
Drivers should expect minor delays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, excluding Fridays through Feb. 28 on West Road.
Trees and shrubs are being removed to improve driver safety and reduce fire danger concerns due to vegetation growth along West Road. Drivers are asked not to park on West Road for the safety of workers.
Please park at the ice rink.
For the safety of trail users and workers, the Reservoir and Devaney-Longmire trails are closed 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The trails Read More