LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, April 20 (TNSper) -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news on April 19, 2023: The month of April, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, is a time for transformation and growth as we emerge from the depths of winter--and it is also the time we learn of the newest American Nuclear Society members elected to positions of leadership. Not only did members vote for the next vice president/president-elect but the treasurer position was also up for grabs  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following commentary on April 21, 2023: * * * Department of Energy National Labs: 20-Year Partnership Delivers Immeasurable Impact By Dimitri Kusnezov, Under Secretary for Science and Technology This weekend, the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will mark World Laboratory Day by celebrating our cooperative and beneficial relationship with the 17 Department of Energ  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Two federal programs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have provided over $15.3 million to local fire departments in New Mexico. Those programs, plus funding for the United States Fire Administration (USFA), are set to expire unless Congress acts. This week, a bill backed by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) to extend these programs passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: TO: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending March 31, 2023 Staff Activity: M. Bradisse, R. Eul, and B. Weathers were on site to review Triad's nuclear criticality safety program. Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL experts are harnessing advanced computing capabilities including machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to create ways to analyze information from diverse data streams like historic records, information reported from citizen scientists, field data collections and other obscure sources to identify undocumented orphaned wells (UOWs), leading t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 19 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on April 18, 2023: Why did the Vikings disappear from Greenland 400 years after settling there? New research led by Harvard University and Penn State using geologic and climate records found that sea-level rise likely contributed to the Viking's disappearance from the island in the 15th century. "Sea-level change is an integral, missing element of the Viking story," said Richard Alley, E  more