Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board Sets Area G Hearing In Santa Fe March 22
Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board Chairman Joyce Connery The Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board announced that it will hold a public hearing March 22 in Santa Fe.
The board will hear from its own staff and from LANL, DOE and NNSA officials on new and residual management and safety issues concerning Area G, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s hazardous waste disposal area.
In a prepared statement Thursday, DNFSB Chairman Joyce Connery said, “With the upcoming wildfire season, the Board is interested in understanding potential hazards to Read More
United Way Of Northern New Mexico Recognizes Donors
Guests gather Thursday evening at the annual United Way of Northern New Mexico Donor Recognition Night at UnQuarked the Wine Room. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
LANL Community Programs Office Director Kathy Keith, left, accepts the Philanthropist of the Year Award for LANL/LANS, the largest Employee Giving Campaign in Los Alamos and Rio Arriba counties, from United Way Director Kristy Ortega. ‘This past year, with no confirmation for a match to donations, LANL employees pledged more than $2.3 million for nonprofits around the world,’ Ortega said. Photo by BonnieHeinrich Pushes For New Mexico Priorities In DOE FY 2017 Budget
SENATE News:DOE On Launch Of U.S. – Republic Of Korea High Level Bilateral Commission
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Korea Cho Tae-yul announced Thursday the launch of the High Level Bilateral Commission (HLBC).
Republic of Korea Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul
In their roles as HLBC Co-Chairs, Deputy Secretary Sherwood-Randall and Vice Minister Cho also announced that the first meeting of the HLBC will take place April 14 in Seoul. Deputy Secretary Sherwood-Randall will travel Read More
My Brother’s Keeper: Encouraging Students To Stay The Course
Students participate in activities at the Laboratory during the My Brother’s Keeper event Feb. 29. Courtesy/LANLEavesdropping On Aliens: Searching For Extraterrestrials Who Might Have Found Us First
Solar eclipse: when the Earth passes in front of the Sun, it blocks a small part of the Sun’s light. Potential observers outside our solar system might be able to detect the resulting dimming of the Sun and study the Earth’s atmosphere. This transit method helped to find most of the 2000 exoplanets known to us today. Courtesy/©NASA/Axel Quetz (MPIA)LANL’s Lost Tracks By The Numbers
By ROGER SNODGRASSA Department of Energy policy emphasizing continuous improvement requires its subsidiary organizations to keep track of what has gone wrong, what’s being done to correct the problem, and whether the matter has been resolved.
A new audit report by the Department of Energy Inspector General found that LANL has not developed an adequate program for managing such issues and their related corrective actions. LANL relies on its Performance Feedback and Improvement System, but the audit found that a “large percentage of issues were not effectively addressed.” Read More
