N3B manages the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract for the U.S. Department of Energy.
N3B manages the 10-year, $2.1 billion Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract for the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management 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
Hexavalent chromium project expert technical review on agenda for April 18 EMCF
April 15, 2024 - LOS ALAMOS, N.M.—An update on the Hexavalent Chromium Project Expert Technical Review is on the agenda for the next Environmental...
N3B awards scholarships to three local students
March 18, 2024 - LOS ALAMOS, N.M.—Three area students have received this year’s Danny Nichols and Dennis Huddleston Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by Newport News...
N3B report outlines $500,000 in company giving in 2023
March 11, 2024 - March 11, 2024 LOS ALAMOS, N.M.—Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B), the legacy cleanup contractor at the Los Alamos...