WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSJou) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news: The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility will be in somewhat familiar territory for a field campaign that starts formal operations on September 1, 2021. More than a decade ago, the second ARM Mobile Facility (AMF2) made its field campaign debut in the Colorado Rockies. From November 2010 to April 2011, the Storm Peak Lab Cloud Prop  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSRep) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news: All life on Earth lives within a shell of atmosphere that has an average thickness of just 7 miles (11 kilometers). All clouds exist inside this same thin layer. All weather takes place there too. This atmosphere is made of gases, water vapor, and aerosols-the ultrafine liquid and water particles that seed clouds and scatter or absorb sunlight. The   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44442) on Aug. 24, 2021, entitled "Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities" by nuclear weapons policy specialist Amy F. Woolf: * * * Summary The annual Energy and Water Development appropriations bill funds civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and several inde  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44442) on Aug. 24, 2021, entitled "Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Secondary Capability Modernization NNSA requested $457 million for Secondary Capability Modernization in FY2021, an increase of 56% over the $293.5 million allocated to the same programs in FY2020. NNSA funded most programs in this area through the St  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2021: As summer turns to fall and the back-to-school season begins, people are eager for safe ways to enjoy a change of scenery and fresh air and learn more about our nation's natural and cultural history. At Manhattan Project National Historical Park's site in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, six new interpretative panels are helping to enrich the experience of exploring the Kwage   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Oak Ride National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: TO: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: Matthew Duncan and Brandon Weathers, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Oak Ridge Activity Report for Week Ending August 6, 2021 DNFSB Staff Activity: J. Abrefah, D. Shrestha, and S. Thangavelu traveled to Y-12 to conduct a review of reactive material hazards (see 2/5/21 report). Building 9  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- 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: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending August 6, 2021 DNFSB Staff Activity: On Thursday, DNFSB staff members held a closeout call with Triad and NNSA Field Office personnel to review the staff's observations from their review o  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 27 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: The Job Training Incentive Program Board approved over $2.2 million in funding to support employee and intern training for 160 jobs at 17 New Mexico businesses, Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today. The August meeting of the Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) board was jam-packed with applications, including five companies applyin  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Nuclear power is a significant source of steady carbon-neutral electricity, making the design and construction of new and next-generation nuclear reactors critical for achieving the U.S.'s green energy goals. A number of new nuclear reactor designs, such as small modular reactors and non-light water reactors, have been developed over the past 10 to 15 years. In or  more