WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Earthquake Data Provide Solid Footing for AI Foundation Science Model * RICHLAND, Wash.-There's been a seismic shift in science, with scientists developing new AI tools and applying AI to just about any question that can be asked. Researchers are now putting actual seismic waves to work, using data from the world's largest repository of earthquake data to develop "Sei  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following activity report for the week ending Jan. 23, 2026: * * * TO: Technical Director FROM: Los Alamos Site Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending January 23, 2026 Plutonium Facility-Criticality Safety: On Tuesday, the contractor held a fact-finding meeting to discuss an incident involving a container that potentially vio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Develop, Demonstrate, and Deploy Technologies to Accelerate Nuclear Waste Cleanup * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Combining Laboratory Expertise to Accelerate Novel Solutions for Minimizing Accumulated Radioactive Toxins (CLEAN SMART) Act, legislation that would build on the su  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The National Nuclear Security Administration Graduate Fellowship Program has released its 'NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program--Class of 2024-2025 Annual Report,' an overview of the one year cohort administered for the U.S. Department of Energy by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory under contract DE AC05 76RL01830. The report, produced in partnership with NNSA's Office of Management and Budget and PNNL's National Security Directorate, summarizes recruitment, assi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * Penn's ENIAC, the world's first electronic computer, turns 80 Housed in the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School Building, ENIAC--the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose computer--launched in 1946. ENIAC's ability to be reprogrammed to solve a wide range of complex numerical problems was revolutionary and laid the foundation for modern digital systems. * Computing now pow  more