WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Mary Maxon, associate laboratory director for biosciences at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as part of a video conference hearing entitled "Department of Energy: Leveraging DOE's Unique Capabilities to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic" on Sept. 11: Thank you for holding this important hearing and for inviting me to testify about the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- 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 August 14, 2020 Flanged Tritium Waste Containers (FTWC): On Monday, a team composed largely of external personnel commenced the contractor readiness assessment for the vent  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- 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 August 21, 2020 Flanged Tritium Waste Containers (FTWC): On Wednesday, the contractor readiness assessment team out-briefed its review of the FTWC venting and handling act  more

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: Rod Borup, of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices group, has been named a 2020 Electrochemical Society (ECS) Fellow. The distinction recognizes advanced individual technological contributions in electrochemical and solid-state science and technology and service to the society. "Rod is one of the Laboratory's distinguished l  more

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico Highlands University join forces with four public school districts to increase the number of highly skilled teachers in the state, thanks to a new grant of $321,381 from the New Mexico Public Education Department. The four public school districts are Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Pojoaque Valley, and Santa Fe. The project   more

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Sept. 10 (TNSGra) -- New Mexico Highlands University issued the following news: Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico Highlands University join forces with four public school districts to increase the number of highly skilled teachers in the state, thanks to a new grant of $321,381 from the New Mexico Public Education Department. The four public school districts are Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Pojoaque Valley, and Santa Fe. The project is an outgrowth of the Region  more