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State environment department adds terms for Los Alamos National Lab radioactive gas release
NMED adds conditions Los Alamos National Laboratory will need to meet for the state to sign off on its tritium venting ...
A new problem that only quantum computing can solve
As quantum computing develops, scientists are working to identify tasks for which quantum computers have a clear advantage ...
Los Alamos and Sandia laboratories still contending with legacy waste as Savannah River preps final shipments
The final containers of legacy transuranic waste at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina are being prepared for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad. Over the last 26 years, ...
Unprecedented dataset of molecular simulations to train AI models released
A collaborative effort between Meta, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory leverages Los ...
Albuquerque Journal14d
As New Mexico faces severe drought, Los Alamos National Laboratory brings attention to its wildfire prep
Domed tents with fire retardant skins conceal stacks of white metal containers filled with legacy nuclear waste produced during nuclear weapons development. The tents in Los Alamos ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican5d
Environment Department: LANL must consult tribes, hold public meeting before venting tritium
The lab has four containers of the radioactive waste dating back to the Cold War that could explode during transport for ...
Longview News-Journal18d
As drought threat looms, Los Alamos National Lab works to reduce its wildfire risk
Burned trunks from previous fires remain in the scrub oak brush and stands of aspens in the Jemez mountainside just overlooking portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory property. LANL leadership ...
ClarksvilleNow.com13d
APSU grad and Nashville native Amaya Caudel interning at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Austin Peay State University physics graduate Amaya Caudel has been selected for a prestigious summer internship at Los ...
Chicago Maroon4d
Richard Garwin, Key Figure in H-Bomb and Arms Control, Dies at 97
Garwin (S.M. ’48, Ph.D. ’49) worked with Enrico Fermi at the University before designing the first hydrogen bomb in Los ...
Understanding quantum computing's most troubling problem—the barren plateau
Los Alamos National Laboratory has led the world in trying to understand one of the most frustrating barriers that faces ...