LANL may be asked to double plutonium pit production, per federal memo

To help achieve “American nuclear dominance,” Los Alamos National Laboratory may be expected to produce at least 60 plutonium pits per year — double the previously set minimum. It’s not exactly clear ...
Albuquerque Journal

Four takeaways from the Los Alamos National Laboratory 'State of the Lab'

The number of supercomputers the lab brought online in 2024 and 2023, which both help with modeling and simulation. The number of plutonium pits LANL is gearing up to manufacture annually. Los Alamos ...

Experts sound alarm after officials continue to ignore ticking time bomb near nuclear lab: 'A longstanding lack of urgency'

State regulators said that years of missed cleanup deadlines for the toxic by-products from the Cold War era are increasing the risks of nuclear contamination. With the recent expiration of the ...
Albuquerque Journal

Los Alamos National Lab’s LEEP initiative introduces fifth cohort focused on AI, quantum

The fifth cohort of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s New Mexico Lab Embedded Entrepreneur Program, or LEEP. From left: Stephen Buchanan, founder and CEO of Bandelier Technologies; Sonia Dagan, founder ...
ABC News

Los Alamos Lab Threatened by Wildfire

Lab says radioactive material safeguarded against the flames. June 27, 2011— -- A wildfire is burning out of control just one mile from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, one of the nation's top ...
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Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of two laboratories in the United States in which classified work towards the design of nuclear weapons has been undertaken . LANL is a United States Department ...
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OpenAI And Los Alamos Lab Will Use AI For Nuclear Weapon Security

In scenes faintly reminiscent of Terminator 3, OpenAI has partnered with Los Alamos National Laboratory to use artificial intelligence (AI) systems to “supercharge” atomic research and strengthen US ...
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OpenAI Partners With Los Alamos Lab to Save Us From AI

OpenAI is partnering with Los Alamos National Laboratory to study how artificial intelligence can be used to fight against biological threats that could be created by non-experts using AI tools, ...
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Los Alamos National Lab's tritium venting raises community concerns

Los Alamos National Lab has planned a controlled venting of tritium containers, which have been in containment for 20 years. THE LAB IS DOING THIS. LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB IS PERFORMING A CONTROLLED ...
Washington Times

Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died from injuries after an automobile crash in New Mexico ...
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UM plots $1.2B AI research facility with prestigious national energy lab

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The University of Michigan is partnering with Los Alamos ...
Computerworld

Report: Los Alamos lab needs better hardware inventory

A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report on inadequate security controls on computers used for classified and unclassified research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory is calling on the facility to ...