EM-LA Names Sarah (Ellie) Gilbertson Acting Manager
Acting EM-LA Manager Sarah (Ellie) Gilbertson
EM-LA News:
Effective March 24, Sarah (Ellie) Gilbertson will serve as the acting Manager of the Environmental Management-Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA).
Former EM-LA Michael Mikolanis is transitioning to a new role as manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Savannah River Field Office.
Gilbertson served as acting EM-LA Deputy Manager from June 2022 until her appointment as the permanent deputy in February 2023. Prior to her appointment as Deputy Manager, Gilbertson served as EM-LA’s Office of Health, Operations, Read More
Permit Modification On Two Small Fuel-Burning Units Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, visit the LANL electronic public reading room:
- Permit Modification Two Small Fuel-Burning Units
Members of the public with any questions, contact N3B Los Alamos.
Produced by the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contractor, Read More
LANL Team Works To Protect Water Quality
Los Alamos National Laboratory sits perched atop the Pajarito Plateau, a vast volcanic rise cut deep by canyons carved by water over millennia. These same canyons funnel water from the mesa tops to the Rio Grande below. Because of this, the laboratory proactively monitors potential contaminants in stormwater, surface water and groundwater that could make their way to the river. We do this year-round, not just because it’s our job, but because it impacts us personally — after all, many of us live in the communities that sit downstream from the lab. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL Read More
Project Alberta–A Lecture By Dr. Glen McDuff March 12
Los Alamos Historical Society News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society’s March Lecture Series will feature former LANL scientist Dr. Glen McDuff, who will speak on Project Alberta and the delivery of the first nuclear weapons.
Dr. McDuff has a PhD in Physics from the University of St. Andrews and a degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University, where he was also a professor. Dr. McDuff is retired from LANL, but continues to serve as a consultant to the Weapons Division and to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Nuclear Weapons School at Kirtland Air Force Base.
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Last Step Completed In Middle DP Road Site Cleanup
Field crews at the Middle DP Road Site excavated and packaged in containers nearly 6,000 cubic yards of debris for shipment to an off-site repository. Restoration at the site also included grading and reseeding. Courtesy/N3B
N3B News:
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) agreed on Feb. 14 that investigation and remediation of soil and debris from legacy operations at the Middle DP Road (MDPR) Site in Los Alamos was complete.
The priority cleanup project was executed by Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B), the legacy cleanup contractor for the Department of Energy Environmental Read More
LANL: Correcting Old Space-Physics Error For Safer Satellites
The Van Allen radiation belts provide a natural analogue to artificial radiation belts that could occur after a high-altitude nuclear explosion. In this image, the red lines circling Earth is an artificial belt of high intensity, and the yellow regions are the natural belts; LEO/MEO/GEO refer to low-Earth orbit, medium Earth orbit and geostationary Earth orbit. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Correcting 50-year-old errors in the math used to understand how electromagnetic waves scatter electrons trapped in Earth’s magnetic fields will lead to better protection for technology in space.
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N3B Performs Robust Sampling, Monitoring To Drive Legacy Waste Cleanup At Los Alamos National Laboratory
Groundwater monitoring studies began in 1945 at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Today, workers collect nearly 2,300 groundwater samples annually. The groundwater samples are collected from a network of more than 200 monitoring wells located on LANL, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Los Alamos County and Santa Fe County property. The sampling helps ensure water drawn for human consumption meets all federal and state drinking water standards. Courtesy/N3B
The low-head weir pictured is one of many storm water controls that help prevent contaminated sediment from being transported downstream. Read More