LANL: The LANSCE Accelerator Modernization Project
Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
On the verge of the LANSCE Accelerator Modernization Project, this eight-minute film looks at the past, present, and future of a Los Alamos particle accelerator that has long been vital to national security.
Through interviews with the scientists and engineers who keep the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) running, the video explores how the facility’s powerful proton beam has advanced everything from nuclear stockpile stewardship to medical isotope production. As modernization begins, those same experts reflect on how upgrading LANSCE will sustain Read More
LRG First-Tuesday Breakfast Dec. 2 At Muy Salsas
Scene of a previous LRG First-Tuesday breakfast at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Drive. Courtesy/LRG
LRG News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast social, Tuesday, Dec. 2 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Drive.
“Come hang out and join the conversation with other Lab retirees,” –LRG.
LRG pays for coffee and tea, and attendees pay for their breakfast and other drinks.
The LRG is a non-profit organization that seeks to maintain communications with and to serve Read More
LANL Director To Host year’s Final Virtual Public Town Hall
Lab Director Thom Mason
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All employees, their families and community members across New Mexico are invited to tune in to Laboratory Director Thom Mason’s final virtual Town Hall of the year from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, on Zoom.
Mason will recap 2025 activities, including significant mission-related accomplishments and notable community-focused initiatives. He will also provide a brief preview of the year ahead and discuss some of the main challenges and opportunities for the Laboratory in 2026. Mason will close with a public Read More
Op-Ed: Response To Wallace Piece On Nuclear Weapons Testing
By CHICK KELLER
Los Alamos
In response to Terry Wallace’s recent article about previous underground testing of nuclear weapons (link), I’d like to first support his complete opposition to any atmospheric testing. I suspect President Trump isn’t serious, but is merely trying to scare other countries into cessation of any nuclear testing.
I recall the disaster of the Baneberry underground test that broke through and emitted radioactive material to the atmosphere.
I was a junior scientist working on determining how to contain the very first moments of underground tests. Soon after that Read More
LANL: New Diffusion Modeling Approach Developed For Scientific Workflow Applications
Charlie, lead dog researcher on the project, was the subject of a test image for the discrete spatial diffusion approach. At left, Charlie in all his pixels. At right, the approach has completely noised the image, using only the pixels in the original, an important step in training a diffusion approach that respects scientific principles. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Discrete Spatial Diffusion Models Data While Obeying Scientific Principles
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new approach that addresses the limitations of generative AI models. Unlike generative Read More
Legacy Cleanup Documents Added To LANL Reading Room
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.
- Review, Periodic Monitoring Report for 2024 Vapor-Sampling and Soil-Vapor Extraction at Material Disposal Area L, Solid Waste Management Unit 54-006, at Technical Area 54
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-704005_NMED_Review_MDA_L_Vapor_PMR_112525.pdf
Bradbury Science Museum Association To Host ‘Trinity Site: 80 Years Of Data And Factoids’ Dec. 11 At Fuller Lodge
Robb Hermes, left, and Jim Eckles to explore the history and science of the Trinity Site in honor of its 80th anniversary, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday Dec. 11, at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/BSMA
COMMUNITY News:
The community is invited to join Jim Eckles and Robb Hermes for a fascinating evening exploring the history and science of the Trinity Site in honor of its 80th anniversary, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 11, at Fuller Lodge.
This event is hosted by the Bradbury Science Museum Association and is free and open to the public. View more details and register online.
About the speakers:
- Jim Eckles