Jeremy Herrera Joins Champions Of Youth Ambitions Board
Jeremy Herrera
C’YA News:
Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) announces its newest Board Member, Jeremy Herrera. Herrera works at Los Alamos National Laboratory and has volunteered with C’YA for the last two years.
“He’s another bright light in the world who cares for others,” C’YA Executive Director Bernadette Lauritzen said. “He’ll make an excellent Board member.”
When asked why he wanted to be a part of the team, Herrera said, “I want to be involved in helping better the community where we all live and work and C’YA does that.”
C’YA in the middle of its CommUNITY Asset Awards nomination process. Read More
LANL: Breakthrough Technique Could Facilitate Faster Nuclear Forensics
A new nuclear forensics technique enabled the rapid analysis of nuclear materials for most of the elements in the periodic table. The tool could one day help nuclear nonproliferation efforts around the globe. Courtesy/Illustration generated by OpenAI’s DALL·E
LANL News:
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have, for the first time, used a breakthrough technique with a goal of better identifying the origin of nuclear materials — a tool that could someday help efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear material around the globe.
Using a commercially developed benchtop instrument, Read More
National Museum Of Nuclear Science & History 2026 Spyglass Festival Explores Secrets, Science, And Espionage Jan. 15-17
NMNSH News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Spyglass Festival, a three-day event dedicated to the history and science of intelligence, espionage, and the Cold War, is Thursday, Jan. 15, through Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (NMNSH) in Albuquerque.
The event offers an all-access pass to spy games, STEM adventures, secret-agent movie nights, and behind-the-scenes peeks at real historical artifacts.
The festival promises a weekend packed with action, designed to engage visitors of all ages through interactive learning and entertainment, while also Read More
LANL IBC Board Meeting Minutes Added To Reading Room
LANL News:
The following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
EM-LA And N3B To Present A Year-In-Review And Discuss Hexavalent Chromium Plume Dec. 17
N3B News:
Learn more about the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) at our community meeting for a year-in-review and updates on the hexavalent chromium plume 5-7 p.m. MST, Wednesday, Dec. 17. EM-LA and N3B will discuss the progress made over the past year to protect vital water supplies and safely dispose of legacy waste. The meeting will include a public Q&A.
Hosts: Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its legacy cleanup contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B).
Background: This Read More
MOWW To Feature Associate Laboratory Director John Hill
John Hill
Associate Laboratory Director
Weapons Engineering
MOWW News:
The December meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) is Sunday, Dec. 7. This month’s speaker is Associate Laboratory Director – Weapons Engineering (ALDW) John Hill.
Hill will open his presentation, touching on his being drafted during the Vietnam War and his stateside assignment in the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. However, most of his talk will be dedicated to his father, O. A. Hill, who was one of the first Mickey Men (Radar Navigator) in the European Theatre. His father flew 15 Lone Wolf missions in Read More
New Documents Added To Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room On Behalf Of EM-LA
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.
- Submittal of Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC, Fiscal Year 2025 Hazardous Waste Minimization Report, Los Alamos National Laboratory, EPA ID# NM0890010515
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-704011_N3B-2025-0359_FY2025_Haz_Waste_Min_Rpt_120125.pdf