WIPP Update: Supplemental Ventilation System
SVS installed in the WIPP underground. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
The Underground Ventilation System at WIPP is undergoing a significant change that will provide additional airflow in the underground.
The large fan that is part of the Supplemental Ventilation System (SVS) was recently downloaded to the underground and has been successfully installed. Read More
LANL Awards Protective Force Contract To Centerra
Centerra won the contract over longtime LANL security contractor SOC LLC, which provided protective force services to Los Alamos for more than a decade as Protection Technology Los Alamos, and during the last five years as SOC Los Alamos.
“LANS LLC recently completed a competitive acquisition for protective force services at Los Alamos National
Secretary Of Energy Asked To Investigate Safety Hazards In High Explosives Test Facility At Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab
Ceres’ Bright Spots Seen In Striking New Detail
This image, made using images taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, shows Occator crater on Ceres, home to a collection of intriguing bright spots. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
NASA/JPL News:
The brightest spots on the dwarf planet Ceres gleam with mystery in new views delivered by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. These closest-yet views of Occator crater, with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel, give scientists a deeper perspective on these very unusual features.
The new up-close view of Occator crater from Dawn’s current vantage point reveals better-defined Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Team Receives DOE Secretary’s Achievement Award
The DOE Secretary’s Achievement Award is presented to the RLUOB Transfer Team. Front row from left, Denise Thronas, LANL Acting Deputy Director Paul Henry, LANL Director Charlie McMillan and Amy Wong. Back row from left, David Gallimore, Brett Cederdahl, Mike Parkes, Tim Leckbee and Tim Nelson. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- RLUOB Transition Team commended for excellence
The Radiological Laboratory Utility Office Building (RLUOB) Transition Team at Los Alamos National Laboratory received the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary’s Achievement Award for its teamwork and performance. Read More
Los Alamos Café Scientifique Season Kicks Off With The ‘Hacking Man’ Neale Pickett
Los Alamos Arms Control Group Supports Iran Arms Deal
U.S. negotiators, left, face Iranian negotiators during the March 17 Iran Nuclear Discussions morning meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry in Lausanne with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif. Under Secretary Wendy Sherman and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz participated in the meetings. Copyright Creative Commons/Credit: U.S. Mission / Eric Bridiers
An independent arms control group in Los Alamos strongly endorsed a recommendation in favor of the recently negotiated weapons reduction agreement with Iran.
In a public meeting Friday, Read More