LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 21 (TNSAwa) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Laboratory director emeritus George Miller recently was awarded the sixth John S. Foster, Jr. Medal for his long service to Lawrence Livermore and contributions to the nation's security. In a hybrid ceremony Nov. 30, a series of prominent scientific leaders detailed Miller's career and impact on the U.S. nuclear deterrent, the stockpile stewardship  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- 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 December 3, 2021 DNFSB Staff Activity: On Tuesday, a staff team held a remote interaction with Triad and NNSA Field Office personnel to discuss the staff's observations from its review of   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 23 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: New Mexico Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes said 2021 saw several record accomplishments for agency programs and investments, including the highest-ever average salary for companies creating new jobs from the signature LEDA program. Despite the economic stress and uncertainty in 2021 from the continued COVID-19 pandemic, the Economic Development Department  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 22 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2021: The December Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) has awarded grants to six New Mexico companies for a total of $2,269,217, rounding out a record year of job support through JTIP, Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today. This month's round of awards funded a total of 196 trainees, 180 of those in Farmington, with salar  more

CHALK RIVER, Ontario, Dec. 21 (TNSOps) -- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories issued the following news release: Last month, NNSA's Plutonium Verification Team and members of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) participated in an in-person training exercise at Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario, Canada. The exercise was designed to collect samples from the National Research Experimental research reactor to enhance NNSA's rapid nuclear verification deployment capabilities. The Plutonium Verification  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) and Teresa Leger Fernandez (N.M.-03) announced New Mexico airports have been allocated almost $18 million in federal Airport Infrastructure Grants under the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The money can be invest  more