LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 23 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Carolyn Zerkle has been selected as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's deputy director and vice president of Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Lab Director Kim Budil announced today. Her appointment is effective Sept. 12, 2022. As deputy director, Zerkle will participate in the day-to-day management of the Laboratory, including inte  more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By Kathy Hovis Cornell's Center for Alkaline-Based Energy Solutions (CABES) has received renewal funding of $12.6 million for a four-year period to continue its work developing advanced fuel cell technologies in alkaline media. The center, part of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, was created in 2018 with an initial $10.75 million grant from the DOE   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2022: The Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization today announced the creation of a new Four Corners Rapid Response Team (RRT), bringing together 11 federal agencies and their regional staff to partner with local officials and community leaders in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah as they navigate the region's energy transitions and transformati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Energy Inspector General issued the following inspection report (DOE-OIG-22-41) on Aug. 15, 2022, regarding the firearms disposal at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Here are excerpts: * * * Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is managed and operated by Triad National Security, LLC for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. LANL utilizes a protective force to safeguard its assets. This force is equipped with military-grade vehicles and  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 26 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The rover found that Jezero Crater's floor is made up of volcanic rocks that have interacted with water. * * * Scientists got a surprise when NASA's Perseverance Mars rover began examining rocks on the floor of Jezero Crater in spring of 2021: Because the crater held a lake billions of years ago, they had expected to find sedimentary rock, which would have formed when sand and mud settled in a   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- 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: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending August 5, 2022 Plutonium Facility-Transuranic Waste Management: On Thursday, facility personnel held a fact-finding meeting to evaluate an event where potential transurani  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced that President Joe Biden has granted her request for an extension of 100% federal cost coverage of Categories A & B of Public Assistance under the state's federal disaster declaration for wildfires. The federal government will now cover 100% of the costs for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct federal ass  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Aug. 25 (TNSconf) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: New Mexico State University will host the 2022 New Mexico Governor's STEM Challenge Showcase event. The event will be held in a hybrid format with the virtual STEM Showcase Dec. 2, and the in-person STEM Showcase Dec. 3 at Corbett Center Student Union. The NM Governor's STEM Challenge partners include NMSU, the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundati  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: During his visit to Oak Ridge last week, Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk saw firsthand the impact and progress of EM's strong partnerships at Oak Ridge. Turk visited the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12), where he learned about the latest developments in scientific research, national security and environ  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Geological discoveries hint at conditions when life arose on Earth - and possibly on Mars * * * The accepted view of Mars is red rocks and craters as far as the eye can see. That's much what scientists expected when they landed the rover Perseverance in the Jezero Crater, a spot chosen partly for the crater's history as a lake and as part of a rich river system, back when Mars had liquid w  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 26 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Siegfried Hecker and Dr. Farheen Naqvi join the faculty in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University, effective Aug.16, where they will contribute their robust knowledge of and experience in nuclear security. Hecker will serve as a professor of practice and Naqvi will serve as a research assistant professor. Both will work closely with the Center for Nucl  more