CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: In a press conference at the University of Chicago, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a report that lays out a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet, bringing the United States to the forefront of the global quantum race and ushering in a new era of communications. This report provides a pathway to ensure the development of the N  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: J.W. Plaue and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending June 26, 2020 Plutonium Facility-Glovebox Safety:On Monday,Triad's team investigation commenced in response to the heat source plutonium airborne release event (see 6/12/20  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release on July 20: Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy's Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty continued her tour of the Nuclear Security Enterprise. During the almost weeklong visit, the Administrator met with members of the NNSA Albuquerque Complex, and the workforce at Los  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has announced the completion of the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) Accelerator Weather Enclosure at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The project was completed June 22, 2020. At $13.2 million, it is one of the first minor construction projects completed using t  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following feature story: A trip to Florida is no vacation for the members of Idaho National Laboratory's Space Nuclear Power and Isotopes Technologies Division who headed south to support this summer's launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. These trips are filled with long hours, demanding timelines and plenty of stress. But it's tough to beat the reward. "I wouldn't trade this opportunity  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) secured critical investments for America's National Laboratories and environmental priorities in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which passed the House with bipartisan support on Tuesday. "While the Trump administration has failed to adequately address the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has come together in a bipartisan manner  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Ranking Member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, and co-founder of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, voted for the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that supports New Mexico's men and women in uniform, military installations, national laboratories, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plan  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) joined the full Senate in voting to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes important priorities that Udall championed for New Mexico families. The legislation includes Udall's Mothers of Military Service (MOMS) Leave Act, a pay raise for service members, authorizing for funding for COVID-19 vaccine research and pandemic response, and support for New  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: In a press conference at the University of Chicago, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a report that lays out a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet, bringing the United States to the forefront of the global quantum race and ushering in a new era of communications. This report provides a pathway to ensure the development of the National Quantum Initiative Act, which   more