LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: The Department of Energy's crucial Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) project is the focus of a newly released special issue of Nuclear Science and Engineering. This special issue of the American Nuclear Society's flagship journal presents a current snapshot of the nuclear innovation project, which is being developed in partnership among the DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), six national labs, and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: The critical first phase of Los Alamos National Laboratory's newest supercomputer, Crossroads, has been successfully installed. Called Tycho, this machine is a stepping-stone to Crossroads, which will replace Trinity as the Laboratory's primary supercomputer in the coming year and will support next-generation weapons simulations. "We're excited to be entering this new phase of super  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- 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 September 30, 2022 Transuranic Waste Facility (TWF): Last Thursday, as part of an extent of condition review of work release from a previous event, TWF personnel identifie  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSawa) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: Los Alamos National Laboratory announced the winners of three special medals that acknowledge their exceptional commitment and achievement. The Global Security, Operations and Community Relations medals reflect the broad scope of work done across the institution and align with the Laboratory's philosophy of simultaneous excellence. "I extend my thanks to each awardee and th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: Steven Coleman has been selected as Los Alamos National Laboratory's Associate Laboratory Director for Environment, Safety, Health and Quality (ESH&Q). He will be responsible for the leadership, management, oversight, strategic planning and execution of the Laboratory's ESH&Q portfolio. With a Laboratory-wide focus, ESH&Q provides expertise in environmental protection and s  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: Sandia National Laboratories and its partners announced a new project today to investigate the application of Cerebras Systems' Wafer-Scale Engine technology to accelerate advanced simulation and computing applications in support of the nation's stockpile stewardship mission. The National Nuclear Security Administration's Advanced Simulation and C  more

CARY, North Carolina, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: * * * Customers benefit from reproducible analyses, guided experiments, data connectors and, with JMP Live, enhanced collaboration and decision making * * * While a dairy scientist, a process engineer and a tech innovator have varying domain knowledge, they all rely on the JMP(R) family of statistical discovery products to meet mode  more

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: As the academic year gets under way, St. Olaf College graduates Martha Barnard '21 and Benjamin Wollant '19 are pursuing doctoral work with the support of Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF Graduate Research Fellowships support the most promising graduate students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by providing fellows with a three-y  more