WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following statement on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * On Oct. 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) verified completion of the First Production Unit (FPU) of a plutonium pit for the W87-1 Modification Program. "I am proud of the important role our laboratory played in leading this critical mission for our nation's security," said Thom Mason, director of Los A  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: Nearly six years after it was first announced, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has transitioned landlord responsibilities at the Savannah River Site (SRS) from the Office of Environmental Management (EM) to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), aligning with the start of federal fiscal year 2025. Landlord responsibilities include the primary authority, acco  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report for Sept. 13, 2024: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: E. Freeman and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending September 13, 2024 Staff Activity: M. Bradisse and R. Jackson were onsite to prepare for a review of design and installation of new gloveboxes in the Plutonium Fa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * DUSTIEAIM will investigate desert-atmosphere interactions in Phoenix * * * Allison Aiken, a staff scientist in the Earth and Environmental Sciences division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is the lead of a new Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility campaign called Desert-Urban SysTem IntegratEd AtmospherIc Monsoon, or DUSTIEAIM, in the Southwestern United St  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The much-anticipated interactive experience engages, educates visitors * * * After two years and the hard work of approximately 150 employees and partners, the new weapons exhibit at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum officially opened with a reception on Sept. 30. The exhibit showcases a key part of the Laboratory's role as a national security science   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: On October 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) verified completion of the First Production Unit (FPU) of a plutonium pit for the W87-1 Modification Program. A plutonium pit is a necessary component in America's nuclear warheads. NNSA is currently rebuilding the capability to manufacture plutonium pits, at  more