WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNStalk)(TNScapv) -- The Arms Control Association posted the following letetr: * * * From the beginning of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly issued threats to use nuclear weapons. As the war has continued, the risk of nuclear war has grown. Nuclear war would affect all people and this risk demands a global response. We state unequivocally that any threat to use nuclear weapons, at any time and under any circumstances, is ex  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $1.1 million to seven federal laboratories that support DHS missions and homeland security stakeholders. The contract awards stem from S&T's Commercialization Accelerator Program's (CAP) inaugural Call for Proposals, which seeks to identify groundbreaking technologies that   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- 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 23, 2022 Waste Characterization, Reduction, and Repackaging Facility (WCRRF): Last Monday, the NNSA Field Office conditionally approved a revised safety design strate  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Katherine R. Herrera, Acting Technical Director FROM: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending December 30, 2022 Year in Review: A summary of the key developments of 2022. * The DNFSB Los Alamos Office welcomed a new resident inspector, A. Boussouf, and marked   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSper) -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news: To help manage expanding scientific faculty, staff and resources, Texas Biomedical Research Institute welcomes Amber Mallory, PhD, as Assistant Vice President for Research Resources & Strategic Initiatives. "I have always had great respect for Texas Biomed," says Dr. Mallory, who began mid-January. "Texas Biomed is on the path to go up and up. I am excited to learn from smart and accomplished  more