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News Releases "Thank You" event August 25
August 18, 2011—A community-wide event to personally thank the firefighters, first responders and others who helped keep Los Alamos safe during the Las Conchas fire will be held at Ashley Pond from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 25.
Governor Susana Martinez, as well as members of the New Mexico congressional delegation, will attend the celebration called "Los Alamos Says Thanks!" Lab Director Charlie McMillan and others will speak beginning at 4:30 p.m.
There will be live music by "Dodge 'N Bullets" and "Los Alamos Community Winds." Light refreshments also will be provided.
The event is supported by Los Alamos County Council, the Laboratory, and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
Fast Facts
People
11,127 total employees
Los Alamos National Security, LLC 8,683
SOC Los Alamos (Guard Force) 419
Contractors 606
Students 1,101
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 $5.9 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
70% male, 30% female
43% minorities
63% university degrees
· 23% hold undergraduate degrees
· 16% hold graduate degrees
· 24% have earned a Ph.D.
Major Awards
121 R&D100 awards since 1978
31 E.O. Lawrence Awards
The Seaborg Medal
The Edward Teller Medal
The Nobel Prize in Physics, Frederick Reines