Monday, July 19, 2004

Nanos suspends all work at Laboratory
Laboratory Director G. Peter Nanos has suspended all work activities at Los Alamos to "ensure this Laboratory operates safely and meets all our national security obligations." The move to suspend all activities at the Lab - effective last Friday - was made by Nanos with the concurrence of the Senior Executive Team.

STARS personnel lauded by Johnson
Jay Johnson, Laboratory controller and acting leader of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Division, expresses his thanks to personnel involved with implementation of Department of Energy Standard Accounting and Reporting System.

Los Alamos pressure process makes pure zirconium glass
Zirconium may not be a girl's best friend, but by squeezing the metal with roughly the same pressure needed to make diamonds, scientists at Los Alamos made a pure glass that may prove nearly as valuable as real diamonds.

Protective actions required in a wildland fire
Though the so-called rainy season is trying to make its annual appearance in Los Alamos and the southwest, continued dry conditions make the potential for a catastrophic wildland fire great.

Bowles named Lab's Chief Science Officer
Thomas J. Bowles of the Physics (P) Division is the Laboratory's new chief science officer (CSO).