PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 29 -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: The American Mathematical Society (AMS) presented the Karl Menger Awards at the 2024 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) on May 17. The winners were high-school students who earned the right to compete at the Regeneron ISEF by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state, or national science fair. All winners received a one-year AMS member  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report for week ending April 26, 2024: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending April 26, 2024 Area G-Emergency Response: On Tuesday, workers performing corrugated metal pipe (CMP) size reduction heard a loud pop and saw sparks coming from the cr  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report for week ending May 10, 2024: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending May 10, 2024 Staff Activity: M. Bradisse was on site providing resident inspector support. Plutonium Facility-Emergency Response: On Monday evening, a fire alarm activ  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Pantex issued the following weekly report: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: A. Holloway and C. Stott, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Pantex Plant Activity Report for Week Ending May 10, 2024 Nuclear Explosive Safety (NES): This week, members of the writing team for NNSA Supplemental Directive 452.2, Nuclear Explosive Safety Evaluation Processes, convened at Pantex to discuss proposed   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Sean Hollander beams when he describes his work on the beamline at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Hollander, an associate technician in the Neutron Symmetries group who has been at ORNL only since December 2022, is enthusiastic about maintaining and servicing the beamline assemblies and associated hardware at one of the world's most powerfu  more