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NNSA Field Office Manager Ted Wyka Reveals Plans To Improve Driver Safety Near Los Alamos National Laboratory

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NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Ted Wyka

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

NNSA Field Office Manager Ted Wyka emphasized during the March 19 Los Alamos County Council work session that Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has a “strong safety culture.”

“Safety is always my primary concern,” he added.

As a result, and in response to complaints regarding drivers on the road to and from the laboratory, near misses for vehicular crashes, vehicle accidents and a fatality that occurred earlier this month, Wyka said the NNSA Field Office is spearheading an initiative Read More

Proposed Floodplain Action For Regional Groundwater Monitoring Well SIMR-3 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup 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, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Notice of Proposed Floodplain Action for Regional Groundwater Monitoring Well SIMR-3 and Access Road Improvements, Public Comment Period Closes April 5, 2024 (Link)
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Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast April 2

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LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., Tuesday April 2 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.

LRG will pay for coffee and tea and individuals pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information.

More information about the LRG can be found here: website. Read More

Hazardous Waste Treatability Study Report For Calendar Year 2023 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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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, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Hazardous Waste Treatability Study Report for Calendar Year 2023 (Link)

Members of the public with any questions, please contact N3B Los Alamos.

Produced by the Read More

Review, Demolition Notification For Fiscal Quarter Ending March 31, 2024 Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room

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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, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Review, Demolition Notification for Fiscal Quarter Ending March 31, 2024 and List of Buildings and Attachment of Hazardous Materials Descriptions Hazardous
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Obituary: Eugene Carl Walter June 22, 1936 – Feb. 27, 2024

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EUGENE CARL WALTER June 22, 1936 – Feb. 27, 2024

Eugene Carl Walter passed away peacefully at home on February 27, 2024, following a battle with metastatic prostate cancer.

Born in Bedford, PA on June 22, 1936, Gene lived a fascinating and extraordinary life. His charming, funny, sincere and light-hearted disposition shaped every decision he made as a devoted husband, loving father, loyal friend and meticulous scientist. He was a responsible hunter, Eagle Scout and scout leader, magician, trap shooter, soldier, Oregon Ducks fan, collector of Winchester Model Twelves and a volunteer docent Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason To Answer Community Questions Wednesday April 3, 2024

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LANL Director Thom Mason

LANL News:

People from across New Mexico are invited to a virtual town hall hosted by Los Alamos National  Laboratory Director Thom Mason, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3.

Mason will be joined by special guest Kathy Keith, director of the Laboratory’s Community Partnerships Office, to give a brief update on the Laboratory and then field public questions.

LANL CPO Director Kathy Keith

Community-focused questions are welcome and can be submitted to AskLANL@lanl.gov.

The public event will be online and open to all. No advance registration is needed.

https://lanl.zoomgov.com/j/1615602799?pwd=Q0ExbFVONHBmQkwxTkRheHdjMEJRZz09 Read More

LANL: New Technology Improves Space Weather Monitoring

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The Compact Space Plasma Analyzer will improve space weather prediction. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Peaceful though it may seem from Earth, space is beset by “weather” that can prove perilous for the sensitive — and expensive — technology aboard the spacecraft and satellites increasingly populating the realms outside our atmosphere. To meet that challenge, Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have developed the Compact Space Plasma Analyzer, a small and cost-efficient space sensor capable of measuring space weather, which will help protect technology in orbit.

“Space weather, Read More

Submittal Of Site Treatment Plan Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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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, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Submittal of the Site Treatment Plan, Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Update and Proposed Revision 34.0, Federal Facility Compliance Order, October 4, 1995, Los Alamos
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Team Is Developing Technology To Provide Fast, In-Field Actinide Measurements

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In-field alpha spectroscopy has great potential for nuclear emergency response. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

A research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory is developing a new technology called the Non-destructive Alpha Spectrometer, or NDAlpha, which is the first field-deployable alpha spectrometer that is capable of “point and shoot” measurements of nuclear material or contaminated surfaces.

One of the key signatures of a nuclear accident is the release of alpha-emitting radionuclides such as plutonium.

“Alpha spectroscopy is exquisitely sensitive to these signatures, but normally Read More

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