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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick. Courtesy/history.com

Staff Report:

Today is St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated annually on March 17, the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for more than 1,000 years.

On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

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NNSA Announces Awards Of Counter Nuclear Smuggling System Deployment Contracts With SeaTech And Parsons

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD) has announced the Counter Nuclear Smuggling System Deployment (CNSSD) contract awards, valued up to a combined $1 billion, to SeaTech Global Security Solutions of Richland, Wash., and Parsons Government Services International, Inc. of Pasadena, Calif., to bolster global security.

Through these contracts, SeaTech Global Security Solutions and Parsons Government Services International, Inc., will undertake the critical task of deploying advanced

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New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science Researcher Contributes To Discovery Of Massive Prehistoric Carnivore

A rendering of the ancient amphibian Stenokranio boldi. NMMNHS research associate Larry Rinehart contributed to the discovery. Courtesy/Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP

NMMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE —  An international team of researchers that includes a research associate from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) has discovered a new species of carnivorous amphibian that lived nearly 300 million years ago.

Earlier this year, NMMNHS research associate Larry Rinehart, in collaboration with researchers from Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP in Thallichtenberg, Germany, Naturhistorisches Read More

LAHS Graduate John Acomb Honored By U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association And Foundation

1969 LAHS Graduate John Acomb

COMMUNITY News:

KINGS POINT, N.Y. — 1969 Los Alamos High School graduate John Acomb received the Outstanding Professional Achievement Award by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Alumni Association and Foundation (AAF) in September 2023.

This award is presented to USMMA graduates who demonstrate professional achievement, lending honor and prestige to their alma mater. Acomb was honored during a celebratory dinner Sept. 7, 2023, at The Mariner Estate in Great Neck, N.Y.

Acomb has been a pioneer in safety management since graduation, working at sea from Read More

FY2025 Budget For NNSA Advances Ongoing Modernization, Strengthens Response To Deteriorating Global Environment

Administrator Jill Hruby

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) released its portion of President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget.

The proposal reflects a demanding, expanded mission. Across all its portfolios, NNSA is delivering in this geopolitically complicated moment.

With this Budget, NNSA will deliver a safe, secure, reliable, and modernized nuclear stockpile to enable an effective deterrent, and to support NNSA’s recapitalization of key production capabilities. It will advance nonproliferation and Read More

Paya Pávlíková Of Los Alamos Becomes American Citizen

Paya Pávlíková with her husband Delbert Romero following her natualization ceremony Feb. 9 at the convention center in Albuquerque. Courtesy photo

Staff Report:

Paya Pávlíková of Los Alamos, the only member from the Czech Republic, was among 140 people sworn in as American citizens from more than 44 different countries Feb. 9, during a ceremony at the convention center in Albuquerque.

Pávlíková is the daughter of Radka Pávlíková and Jiri Moravek of the Czech Republic. Pávlíková’s husband Delbert Romero is an associate broker for Exit Realty Advantage NM and newspaper distribution coordinator Read More

NNSA Co-Hosts International Symposium On Insider Threat Mitigation In Brussels

NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby gestures during a panel discussion at the Second International Symposium on Insider Threat Mitigation, March 5, 2024. Courtesy/NNSA

NNSA News: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Belgian Federal Agency on Nuclear Control (FANC) co-hosted the Second International Symposium on Insider Threat Mitigation in Brussels, Belgium March 5-7.

The theme of the symposium was “Expect the Unexpected: Exploring Multidisciplinary Approaches to Insider Threat Mitigation,” and it showcased how 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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JROMC: Astronomer Steve Becker To Discuss Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Solar Eclipses At SALA

JROMC News:

Astronomer Steve Becker, who has filmed and studied more than a dozen solar eclipses, will share information, photography, and viewing tips at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 at SALA Event Center.

This free program is sponsored by the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC).

Next month a total solar eclipse will cross over much of North America. There won’t be another one that spans part of the mainland USA for 20 years.

Get free eclipse glasses and learn everything you need to know about this rare and fascinating astronomical event. Read More

PEEC: Eclipse Stories With Chick Keller At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium Friday March 8

Dr. Chick Keller

PEEC News:

Dr. Chick Keller will share stories of eclipse missions in the 1970s during his talk this Friday, March 8 in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Dr. Keller will share insights about the 1970s airborne studies of the sun’s corona during total solar eclipses – conducted at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL). By taking the airborne eclipse observations, lab scientists, including Keller and Art Cox, could extend their totality study and reduce interference from the atmosphere. He will talk about the successes and failures of some of these missions, sharing Read More