Lab has three energy centers
The Threat Reduction Directorate and the Energy Security Center are sponsoring a workshop today to explore existing and potential linkages between energy sciences research and capabilities at the Lab and Threat Reduction (TR) mission opportunities.
The workshop is in the auditorium of the Nicholas Metropolis Center for Modeling and Simulation and will feature presentations of information, perspectives and analyses designed to stimulate discussion among the participants, and identify opportunities for new collaborations and programmatic growth.
In addition, workshop participants will consider how to integrate intelligence analytical capabilities with technical capabilities addressing energy issues.
Interested Q-cleared Laboratory employees are invited to this classified workshop. L-cleared employees can attend but must arrange for their own escort.
"The concept of energy security encompasses a broad range of issues, research and technology," said Deanne Idar, International and Applied Technology (IAT) Division deputy leader, one of the organizers of the workshop. "For the purposes of this initial workshop we have defined 'energy security' as sustained and reliable access to current energy sources, including electricity, oil, natural gas, and nuclear.
"Even in that context a wide range of considerations come into play, such as how to protect international supply chains and energy resources; how to protect domestic energy distribution systems; how global energy use patterns can affect future U.S. energy supplies; and how geopolitical events can impact U.S. energy reliability," said Idar.
"Los Alamos has for decades provided support to the intelligence community by analyzing information from a multitude of sources, providing analytical products used to inform high-level policy briefings, and to alert sponsors to technical developments in other countries that could have impacts on U.S. security," Idar continued. "This same expertise could be more directly applied to understanding the global dynamics of energy production and usage to help prepare for potential impacts on U.S. national security interests."
For more information, contact Aimee Blanchard or John Gustafson, both of IAT Division, at 7-6861 or 7-9848 respectively.
Click here for the agenda.
Roadrunner, a new hybrid computer moves at petaflop/s speed
World's highest magnetic fields help scientists investigate materials
Monte Carlo code predicts subatomic particle interactions 
