Environment

National Nuclear Security Administration Proposes Expansion Of TA-68 Water Canyon Test Site

Existing TA-68 Water Canyon Test Site. Courtesy/NNSA

 

NNSA News: 

 

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration Los Alamos Field Office has posted the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) categorical exclusion determination for the consolidation of existing Los Alamos National Laboratory capabilities for the research, development, and equipment calibration for imaging techniques to detect materials of interest by expanding the Technical Area-68 Water Canyon Test Site.

 

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Udall Statement On BLM Relocation Proposal

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), the ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee overseeing the Department of the Interior’s budget, released the following statement Tuesday on the Trump Interior Department’s proposal to reorganize the Bureau of Land Management, including to relocate hundreds of staff and move the agency’s official headquarters to Grand Junction, Colo.:
 
“The Interior Department has not made a convincing argument for why such a relocation is necessary or in the best interests of the
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N3B’s Frazer Lockhart Speaks At VOLA Meeting July 22

Frazer Lockhart will speak on N3B’s cleanup work at TA-21 on DP Road across from the airport July 22. Courtesy/VOLA

VOLA News:

Te next Voices of Los Alamos meeting is 6:30-7:30 p.m.
 July 22, at the Unitarian Church, 1738 North Sage Loop.

The featured speaker is Frazer Lockhart, program manager for Regulatory & Stakeholder Interface at Newport News Nuclear BWXT – Los Alamos (N3B).

Frazier will speak on N3B’s cleanup work at TA-21 on DP Road across from the airport. He’ll address N3B’s accomplishments to date, as well as upcoming work. Lockhart will share N3B’s outreach activities,

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SFNF Hosts Glorieta Rock Art Tour Aug. 14

Rock art panel on Glorieta Mesa. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – The community is invited to join the Santa Fe National Forest’s Site Stewards Wednesday, Aug. 14 to explore two unusual horizontal rock art panels on Glorieta Mesa.

The petroglyphs are unique in both design and location. Both panels are easily accessible, but the trip will require carpooling in high-clearance vehicles. Sunscreen, snacks, water and closed-toe shoes are recommended.

The Glorieta rock art tour is free and open to the public, but anyone planning to attend must register in advance by calling the Pecos Ranger Station Read More

Slot Canyon Trail At Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument To Undergo Trail Maintenance July 22-24

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Courtesy photo
 
BLM News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE The Bureau of Land Management is announcing a partial closure of the Slot Canyon Trail at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 
 
The necessary trail improvements will be conducted July 22-24 on the last half-mile section of the Slot Canyon Trail that climbs steeply out of the canyon to the mesa top. By providing these trail improvements, the BLM is striving to protect the fragile geologic features of this area and increase visitor safety.  
 
Due to the
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Environmental Management Los Alamos Interim Measure Shows Progress Reducing Contaminant Plume

Crews installed a monitoring well to help the EM Los Alamos Field Office and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos better characterize chromium distribution in the eastern edge of the plume. Courtesy/EM-LA

EM-LA News:

The Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos are seeing positive results from an interim measure to contain and control migration of a contaminant plume in groundwater.

The groundwater extraction, treatment, and injection system has been fully operational for the past year Read More