Heinrich On Ashton Carter’s Confirmation For Defense Secretary
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questions Defense Secretary nominee Dr. Ashton Carter during his Tuesday confirmation hearing. ScreenShot/LADP
Scene from Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for Defense Secretary nominee Dr. Ashton Carter. ScreenShot/LADP
U.S. SENATE News:
- Watch video of Heinrich questioning Carter during his confirmation hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich voted to confirm Dr. Ashton Carter to be the next Department of Defense Secretary. The senate confirmed Carter by a vote of 93 to five. Read More
WIPP: Initial Analysis Indicates No Additional Breached Containers Contributed To Radiological Release
Project Reach’s 90-foot boom is positioned over the top of waste containers in Panel 7, Room 7, as a remotely operated video camera collects photographic evidence. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
- AIB: No Additional Breached Containers Contributed to WIPP Radiological Release
- Watch a short video clip of Project Reach
Initial analysis of the photographic data obtained by Project Reach indicates that no additional breached waste containers contributed to the Feb. 14, 2014, radiological event at WIPP.
According to Ted Wyka, chairman of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Accident Investigation
Congressional Delegation Visits Los Alamos 3 P.M. Today
Sen. Tom Udall
Members of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation including Sen. Tom Udall, Sen. Martin Heinrich and Rep. Ben Ray Luján are visiting Los Alamos at 3 p.m. today to celebrate passage of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.
Sen. Martin Heinrich
The community is invited to attend this special event in the upstairs rotunda of Mesa Public Library.
Join the senators and representative at 3 p.m. for a reception and chance to thank them for all of the work they did to ensure passage of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. At 3:30 p.m., the delegation will participate Read More
Luján Introduces RECA Legislation To Expand Compensation For Those Exposed To Radiation
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District introduced legislation in the House of Representatives today that expands compensation for those exposed to radiation while working in uranium mines or living downwind from atomic weapons tests.
Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate by a bipartisan coalition of Senators, including New Mexico Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich.
Among the provisions in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) Amendments of 2015 are much needed changes Read More
Bradbury Science Museum Introduces Climate Prisms Project In Evening Lecture Feb. 17
BSM News:
Arctic climate change scientist Cathy Wilson of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Earth System Observations Group, Francesca Samsel of the Applied Computer Science Group, visual artist and research associate at the Center for Agile Technology at University of Texas, Austin and Bradbury Science Museum Director Linda Deck talk about methods they are using to help the public understand climate change research in a special lecture at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Bradbury Science Museum downtown. Read More
MOWW: Balagna Shares First-hand Experience Living And Working In Los Alamos During Manhattan Project
MOWW News:
At the Major General Franklin E. Miles Chapter 229 of the Military Order of World Wars (MOWW) meeting at 7:15 p.m., Tuesday at Hot Rocks Java Café, Los Alamos Resident John Balagna will present first-hand experience about living and working in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.
Balagna worked as a scientist during the Manhattan Project. He will share his experiences during Tuesday’s meeting.
The meeting begins with a social period at 6 p.m., brief business meeting and dinner at 6:25 p.m. and at 7:15 p.m. the talk begins.
The community is welcomed to attend the dinner as Read More
LANL: Brown, Milenski Receive EES Scholarship
Paying it Forward: Chad Brown and Helen Milenski each received a $500 scholarship from Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Earth and Environmental Science Division during a presentation Tuesday at the New Mexico Consortium facility in Los Alamos. LANL hydrologist/geochemist Jeri Sullivan Graham of the Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, funded the scholarships with a 2014 Conservation Grant Award she received from the Climate Change Leadership Institute. Courtesy/LANL
