June
Recovery Act funds advance cleanup efforts at Cold War site
A local small business, ARSEC Environmental, LLC, of White Rock, NM, won a $2 million task order in April to perform this work. - 6/29/10
Laboratory program helps small businesses
The NMSBA allows for-profit small businesses to request technical assistance that capitalizes on the unique expertise and capabilities of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories. - 6/23/10
Haiti earthquake survivor to speak
Christa Brelsford, a LANL student employee, was almost instantly trapped and partly crushed in the falling concrete of a building. - 6/14/10
SAGE mission to Venus
Researchers are planning a laser tool that will rapidly measure the surface, and beneath the surface, of the planet whose hostile environment will likely destroy the lander after a few hours of operation. - 6/11/10
Nearly 200 nonprofit organizations to receive monetary donations from Los Alamos National Security, LLC
The monetary donations are being made to the nonprofits as a result of the volunteer efforts of Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and retirees. - 6/7/10
Los Alamos expertise integral to Nuclear Energy Innovation Hub
The information gained through this effort will help extend the life and improve the efficiency of the existing U.S. nuclear reactor fleet and could help lead to the design of safer, longer-lasting materials in next-generation reactors. - 6/3/10
Glimpse of heavy electrons reveals “hidden order”
The remarkable breakthrough helps validate theory behind the observed increase in specific heat of the material. - 6/3/10
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Fast Facts
People
Total employees,
10,402
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, 6,929
SOC Los Alamos (Guard Force), 396
Contractors, 349
Students, 889
Post doctoral researchers, 427
Place
Located 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 36 square miles of DOE-owned property.
More than 2,000 individual facilities, including 47 technical areas with 8 million square feet under roof.
Replacement value of $9.8 billion
Budget
FY 2012: Approx. $2.2 billion
—57% Weapons programs
—9% Nonproliferation programs
—7% Safeguards and Security
—8% Environmental Management
—4% DOE Office of Science
—4% Energy and other programs
—11% Work for Others
Workforce Demographics
(LANS and students only)
34% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos, and Albuquerque.
Average Age: 46
—67%
male, 33% female
—44% minorities
—67% university degrees
—26% hold undergraduate degrees
—18% hold master’s degrees
—23% have earned a PhD
Major Awards
124 R&D100 awards since 1978
31 E.O. Lawrence Awards
The Seaborg Medal
The Edward Teller Medal
The Nobel Prize in Physics, Frederick Reines
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Music and math at Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Innovations for a secure nation
Plasma Technology for Textile Finishing Applications Gets a Boost from LANL
A new way to stay dry: APJeT is revolutionizing the textile industry with new plasma technology.
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