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Bingaman, Udall Back Small Reactors

New Mexico's two senators today introduced legislation intended to smooth the way for a new generation of small nuclear power reactors. New Mexico's Democratic senators, Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, joined by Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski, are ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jeff Bingaman,  Tom Udall,  U.S. Republican Party,  Lisa Murkowski,  University of Texas

JASON: No Need for New Warheads

A long-awaited report requested by Congress concludes there is no need for new nuclear warhead designs to maintain confidence in the reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. The JASON panel says that's not a problem, saying the current Lifetime ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress

Sandia Gets Battery Research Money

Sandia Labs will get $4.2 million in stimulus act money for its battery research program, Department of Energy officials announced today. Sandia's Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory is the department's research center for torture-testing new battery ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  18 Nov 2009

Oak Ridge Computer Dethrones LANL's Roadrunner

Jaguar, a computer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, edged Los Alamos National Laboratory's Roadrunner at the top of the "Top 500" list of the world's fastest supercomputers, out today. Jaguar, which is located at the Department of Energy's Oak ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jaguar,  Los Alamos National Laboratory,  Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Winter Storm Coming

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the mountains of northern New Mexico, with as much as a foot of snow in the forecast along the New Mexico-Colorado border. A strong storm system will impact New Mexico beginning on ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Weather Service

El Nino Finally Cranking Up

Pacific Ocean temperatures have been increasing rapidly over the last month, suggesting that a stalled El Niño, harbinger of wetter winters here, has popped the clutch and is back in gear. The latest monthly forecast discussion concludes that El Niño, ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  7 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Weather Service

Sandia Director Makes $1.7 million

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Michael Anastasio makes $800 thousand per year. The numbers became public this week when the labs reported them as one of the conditions of accepting money under the federal stimulus program. The compensation ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Los Alamos National Laboratory,  Barack Obama,  George Miller

Is H1N1 Already Past Its Peak in NM?

Google's flu tracker suggests H1N1 peaked in New Mexico in mid-October, and is declining. That's the conclusion of an experimental tool developed by Google and epidemiologists that keeps track of people searching the Internet for information about flu ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.

Nuclear Auditors Raise New Los Alamos Nuclear Safety Questions

A major earthquake could cause serious radiation leaks at Los Alamos National Laboratory, according to a report today from federal nuclear auditors. The four page letter from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (pdf here) lays out a scenario in ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  27 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Los Alamos National Laboratory,  Energy Department

Freeze Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for the Albuquerque metro area and the lower Rio Grande Valley for tomorrow morning (Tues. 10/27). We do not publish all comments, and we do not publish comments immediately. ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  26 Oct 2009
Related Topics: National Weather Service

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