Nanos, Lab staff, address state Legislative committees

Laboratory Director G. Peter Nanos talks to members of a joint meeting of the state Legislature's Laboratory Oversight and Information Technology Oversight committees last Friday at the Los Alamos Research Park. At right in photo is Los Alamos County Councilor Jim West, while behind Nanos is Rick Ulibarri of the Government Relations (GRO) Office. Nanos briefed committee members on the status of Laboratory operations, while other staff members gave reports on homeland security, radiation and nuclear threat detection, as well as demonstrations on Lab developed homeland security technologies that have been used successfully around the country.

State Rep. and Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, second from right, speaks at last Friday's joint Laboratory Oversight and Information Technology Oversight committees meeting in Los Alamos. Far right is State Rep. Nick Salazar, D-Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe and Taos. Other committee members shown include legislative staffer Raul Burciaga, center; State Rep. Debbie Rodella, D-Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Taos; Rep. Bobby Gonzales, D-Taos, co-chair of the Laboratory Oversight Committee; Rep. Jeannette Wallace, R-Los Alamos, Sandoval; and far left, State Sen. Phil Griego, D-Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe and Torrance. Griego is a co-chair of the Laboratory Oversight Committee. Photos by LeRoy N. Sanchez, Public Affairs

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