N.M. Science
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A sad Thanksgiving at the Boo Radley house
After a delicious coq au vin at my sister Lisa’s house for Thanksgiving dinner, I headed out this afternoon on a bike ride to bid farewell to what we’ve always... Read more »
Kirtland fuel spill public meetings coming
Folks interested in learning more about Kirtland Air Force Base’s big jet fuel spill have a couple of chances to attend public meetings in coming weeks, one put on by... Read more »
New Mexico Drought Recovery Stalls
After a wet October, the wet weather has stalled during the first three weeks of November, according to a National Weather Service report prepared for today’s (Tues. 11/22/2011) meeting of... Read more »
“a breath of fresh air … and a little water”
In his new history, “Albuquerque’s Parks and Open Spaces“, Matt Schmader delightfully quotes Aldo Leopold, who in addition to all his other claims to history is also one of the... Read more »
Fire the “laser”
When my colleague Jim Monteleone showed me a picture last week of the New Mexico-rooted laser gizmo headed for Mars, I couldn’t help but be struck by its familiar feel.... Read more »
More questions about Los Alamos nuclear safety
During last week’s Santa Fe meeting of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, there was a lengthy exchange about a Sept. 16 letter from Kevin Smith, head of the National... Read more »
Safety board questions lab
Members of a federal safety panel Thursday express impatience with federal efforts to reduce nuclear safety risks at Los Alamos National Laboratory. “We’re a little frustrated,” said Peter Winokur, chairman... Read more »
Los Alamos seismic fixes could cost $150 million to $300 million
Seismic upgrades to the building at Los Alamos National Laboratory used for plutonium manufacturing could cost $150 million to $300 million and take until 2020 to complete. The spending and... Read more »
Nuclear facilities at Los Alamos: a primer
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is coming to Santa Fe Thursday (11/17/2011, pdf of agenda here) to talk about nuclear safety. For background reading, here’s a quick primer on... Read more »
Albuquerque meeting Saturday for former uranium workers
There’s a meeting Saturday in Albuquerque for former uranium workers who think they may have suffered health problems as a result of their labors. The Albuquerque meeting, sponsored by a... Read more »
Albuquerque Sewage Plant Violations
My colleague Juan-Carlos Rodriguez had a story in this morning’s paper regarding problems at Albuquerque’s sewage treatment plant and the substantial cost of fixing them: Albuquerque’s sewer treatment plant is... Read more »
Greg Mello on CMRR in the New York Times
Greg Mello, of the Albuquerque-based Los Alamos Study Group, in today’s New York Times web. While a good deal of the local debate over the proposed Chemistry and Metallurgy Replacement-Nuclear... Read more »
