LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 12 (TNSPer) -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release: Kevin P. Breen, the certified golf course superintendent (CGCS) at La Rinconada Country Club in Los Gatos, Calif., was elected to a one-year term as president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) at the association's annual meeting Feb. 10, held in conjunction with the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show. He is the 86th president in the associa  more

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Feb. 8 -- The National Park Service Bandelier National Monument issued the following news release: Back by popular demand! Join Mark Peyton of Valles Caldera National Preserve and Sarah Milligan of Bandelier National Monument on Monday, Feb 28, 2022, from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM to discuss mountain lion ecology in the Jemez Mountains and listen to some of the unique observations while working with this cryptic species as part of the Large Mammal Monitoring Project. The Large   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy has recognized Idaho National Laboratory and Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID) employees with a high-level award for the work they did on the Perseverance Rover that landed on Mars in February 2021. The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Radioisotope Power Systems Team received the Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy's Achievement   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Energy Inspector General issued the following inspection report (DOE-OIG-22-25) on Jan. 27, 2022, entitled "Allegation of Unauthorized Derivative Classifier Reviewing Documents": * * * In the interest of national security, documents and material must be classified, declassified, downgraded, or upgraded only by individuals with appropriate authorities. Although a reviewing official (RO) is an individual authorized to determine whether a document or material contains Un  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following scientific investigations report (No. 2021-5139) entitled "Simulation of Groundwater and Surface-Water Resources of the San Antonio Creek Valley Watershed, Santa Barbara County, California". The report was written by Linda R. Woolfenden, John A. Engott, Joshua D. Larsen and Geoffrey Cromwell. * * * Here are excerpts: Contents Acknowledgments ... iii Abstract ... 1 Introduction ... 1 Pu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- 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 and J. Plaue, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending January 21, 2022 Plutonium Facility-Glovebox Safety: On Wednesday, a five-member federal Accident Investigation Board commenced its review of the contamination event and pote  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Today the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced the FY 2021 results of the performance of its Managing and Operating (M&O) contractors in meeting NNSA's performance expectations. The results can be found in NNSA's Performance Evaluation Summaries (PES) posted on NNSA's website. The summaries feature an easy-to-read and transpare  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: A facility that will highlight the history of the K-25 Building from a new vantage point is a step closer to reality through a newly formed partnership between DOE's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The two entities are working together to construct the K-25 Viewing Platform adjacent to t  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Feb. 5 (TNSJou) -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: Researchers demand options for the publication of their results, and so-called open access (OA) publication is a top priority for many academics. Increasingly, in the changing landscape of scholarly publishing, calls from authors and readers send a clear message: Papers should be freely available to be read by anyone, anytime, without a subscription. With ANS's three technical journals--Nuclear  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 10 (TNSPro) -- Teach For America issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: Teach For America (TFA) New Mexico today announced the first cohort of K-12 educators for its recently launched New Mexico Teacher Leader Fellowship, a six-month professional development program that provides participants with leadership skills, networking, and career advancement support with the goal of strengthening and retaining effective leaders across the state's public schools  more