New Report And Public Briefing On Disposal Of Surplus Plutonium At WIPP Nov. 30
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 28, 2018
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) outside Carlsbad. Courtesy photoNASEM News:
The U.S. government plans to dispose of 34 metric tons of surplus plutonium under the Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement, signed by the U.S. and Russian Federation in 2000 and revised in 2010.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has developed conceptual plans for disposing of the surplus plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) outside Carlsbad.
Congress asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
Read More Udall, Heinrich, Luján Welcome New Pricing Preferences For Northern NM Businesses Contracting With LANL
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 25, 2018
Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján welcomed a new agreement for procurement opportunities for northern New Mexico businesses contracting with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Under LANL’s new management and operating (M&O) contract between Triad National Security, LLC and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, that went into effect Nov. 1, there continues to be a pricing preference Read More
LANL: Eight Los Alamos Projects Win R&D 100 Awards
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 20, 2018
Eight LANL projects win R&D 100 Awards at R&D Magazine’s annual ceremony. Courtesy photo
LANL News:
Eight Los Alamos National Laboratory technologies win R&D 100 Awards at R&D Magazine’s annual ceremony in Orlando, Fla. Three of the inventions also win Special Recognition Awards, including a Gold award for corporate social responsibility.
“The Laboratory’s eight R&D 100 award winners show how scientific excellence in the name of national security can also benefit society as a whole,” Laboratory Director Thom Mason said. “I am impressed by the
DOE Releases RFI/Sources Sought For EM ICP
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 19, 2018
DOE News:CINCINNATI, Ohio ― The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought for the Environmental Management (EM) Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) – Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC) Closure and Other Mission Objectives acquisition at the DOE Idaho National Lab (INL) Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) Site in southeast Idaho.
The EM ICP mission objectives is currently being performed by Fluor Idaho, LLC and expires May 31, 2021.
The RFI/Sources Sought is seeking to solicit input via capability statements from
Read More Floodplain Assessment For TA-72 Outdoor Live Fire Range Upgrades And Channel Stabilization Projects At Los Alamos National Laboratory
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 17, 2018
NNSA News:The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is proposing new construction activities in lower Sandia Canyon at Technical Area (TA)-72 at the Outdoor Live Fire Range facility within Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), New Mexico.
This proposed action would include the construction and use of a new warehouse, new sanitary holding tank, range upgrades, a new dual-purpose shooting range with access roads, and streambed channel corrective actions within the 100-year floodplain.
Read More WIPP Shares Details On Underground Rock Fall
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 16, 2018
WIPP News:A rock fall in Room 6, Panel 7, of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) underground has apparently occurred, according to worker observations.
The fall is believed to have occurred around 7 p.m. Wednesday, when underground personnel heard a loud thud while performing inspections in Panel 7. Room 6 has been prohibited to routine personnel access for over two years due to unsafe ground conditions. The room does not contain transuranic waste.
Employees exited the area, and all underground work was stopped. An orderly egress of the underground was performed,
Read More LANL Profile: Physicist Donald Sandoval Is A Master Of The Loom
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 15, 2018
Donald Sandoval is a fifth generation weaver. Courtesy/LANL
Donald Sandoval works in the laboratory’s Primary Physics Group. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Donald Sandoval, of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Primary Physics group, stands before a loom made by his father and weaves a tapestry. The weaving process itself is not too complicated but does take time, so Sandoval’s mind tends to wander. His thoughts often venture to his day job as a mechanical engineer supporting the Lab’s national security mission. Sandoval said he has often solved complicated engineering and mathematical
