WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following agency statement on Dec. 23, 2022: * * * As we said goodbye to 2022, Los Alamos National Laboratory looked back at some of the ways we connected with communities across seven counties throughout the year. "We continue to be grateful for the support of our neighbors and the chance to work, live and grow as a community," said Kathy Keith, director of Community Partnerships. "We l  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board issued the text of the following letter on Dec. 22, 2022: * * * The Honorable Joyce Connery, Chair, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 625 Indiana NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chair Connery: This letter is to notify you that the Department of Energy (DOE) has completed Deliverable 5.1.1, Establish a Bench-marking Charter, and Deliverable 5.4.1, DOE Office of Enterprise Assessment document entitled, Plan for t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: TO: Katherine R. Herrera, Acting Technical Director FROM: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending December 2, 2022 Staff Activity: Staff members W. Dumayas and R. Jackson were at the University of Nevada, Reno to observe testing of cast iron fittings. These fittings are ex  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: On Friday, Dec. 16, United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm signed an order vacating a 1954 decision by the Atomic Energy Commission to revoke the security clearance of J. Robert Oppenheimer, former Manhattan Project leader who was widely credited as the "father of the atomic bomb." The AEC ruling, considered by many to have been unjust, biased and politically motivated,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: Student scientists from Bernalillo High School earned a $5,000 cash prize awarded by Los Alamos National Laboratory judges in the New Mexico Governor's STEM Challenge with their project, "Beta vulgaris and Fragaria ananassa as alternatives to hair dye." The STEM Challenge, a competition testing students' ability to use science, technology, engineering and math to solve real-world pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: When bacteria break down cellulose, they first anchor themselves to the substrate's surface using carbohydrate binding proteins and enzymes. But understanding just how sticky that bond is has been a challenge for scientists, and it matters because it will help the development of new nanomaterials, potentially improving biofuel production and global carbon cycling, and identi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Senate passage of bipartisan appropriations legislation that will invest in New Mexico communities, provide additional support for families and businesses impacted by the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, and support our veterans and national security: "With strong bipartisan support, the Senate passed robust ap  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Leger Fernandez helped pass the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill to fund the government. The bill includes $23,552,000 in specific Community Project Funding for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District. It also includes numerous other provisions she championed, including an additional $1.45 billion for wildfire relief, to uplift New Mexico communities and stren  more