N3B manages the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract for the U.S. Department of Energy.
N3B manages the 10-year, $1.4 billion Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract for the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management’s Los Alamos Field Office. N3B is responsible for cleaning up contamination that resulted from LANL operations before 1999. N3B personnel also package and ship radioactive and hazardous waste off-site for permanent disposal.
Safety
Our employees and subcontractors work to the highest standards of safety.
Discipline
We set clear goals and execute our plans with the end in mind.
Competence
We have the staff and expertise to ensure our mission is met.
Our Top Priorities
In cleaning up legacy waste, or waste generated before 1999, we are working in two key areas: Environmental Remediation and Waste Management. Our goal is to clean up the environment and protect our natural resources.
Environmental Remediation
Groundwater and surface water monitoring, chromium and RDX plume monitoring, and waste site characterization and remediation
Waste Management
Hazardous and radioactive waste characterization, management, packaging and transportation off-site for permanent disposal
News & Highlights
N3B Los Alamos awards millions in subcontracts to support soil remediation at LANL - September 20, 2022
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – N3B Los Alamos recently awarded subcontracts to three small environmental firms that will assist in accelerating... Read More ›
N3B Los Alamos collaborates on gaging station to monitor streamflow to Rio Grande - September 6, 2022
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — A recently installed real-time streamflow gaging station will inform decisions made by Buckman Direct Diversion (BDD)... Read More ›
Local students earn associate degrees through N3B Los Alamos apprenticeship program - August 18, 2022
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Local students Miquela Casados and Zac Martinez recently received associate degrees after graduating from N3B Los... Read More ›