WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Training data means real-time, effective tuning to ensure accelerator precision * * * Accelerators -- machines that speed up particles such as protons -- are useful in nuclear and high-energy physics as well as materials science, dynamic imaging and even isotope production for cancer therapy. A Los Alamos National Laboratory-led project presents a mac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Highlights New Mexico's Leadership in American Energy, Stresses Need for Department of Energy to Deliver Historic Investments Transforming the U.S. Economy in Opening Remarks to Consider Wright for Energy Secretary VIDEO: Heinrich Delivers Opening Remarks in Hearing to Consider Wright for Energy Secretary WASHINGTON - During his opening remarks to consider Chris Wright for the U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Receives Commitments from DOE Nominee on Visiting New Mexico's National Labs, Divesting from Business Interests, Supporting Transmission Projects to Strengthen Middle Class, Support High-Quality Jobs VIDEO: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member Martin Heinrich qu estions Secretary of Energy Nominee Chris Wright during confirmation hearing, January 15, 2025.   more

LIVERMORE, California, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: More than 300 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) employees, government officials and industry leaders gathered at LLNL on Jan. 9 to celebrate the dedication of El Capitan, the world's fastest supercomputer. The event marked a monumental achievement with the acceptance and deployment of the first exascale computing system built for the National Nuclear Sec  more

LIVERMORE, California, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: The first four line-replaceable units (LRUs), also referred to as pulsers, have been delivered to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) from vendors for installation into Scorpius, a particle accelerator that will eventually sit a thousand feet beneath the surface of the Nevada desert. "It's a cause for celebration," said Vincent J. Riot, acting project mana  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: A former employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory has agreed to pay the United States a total of $67,500 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for payment for time allegedly worked and expenses allegedly incurred during business trips. The settlement resolves allegations that William Monford Wood submitted 23 f  more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 15 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Signatures of Ice-Free Ancient Ponds and Lakes Found on Mars Researchers have discovered two sets of ancient wave ripples on Mars, signatures of long-dried bodies of water preserved in the rock record. Wave ripples are small undulations in the sandy shores of lakebeds, created as wind-driven water laps back and forth. The two sets of ripples indicate the former presence of shallow water th  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * New Program from the Department of Energy Supports Acceleration of Fusion Energy Commercialization * * * The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday $107 million in funding for six projects in the Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives. Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) will lead FC-FIRE - a collaborative  more