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The 2021 Year in Review from DOE’s Environmental Management Office is out! Check out progress made last year in cleaning up sites nationwide — including Los Alamos National Laboratory — where DOE conducted nuclear weapons research and development during the Manhattan Project and Cold War....
Crews have started confirmation sampling at Middle DP Road, where N3B has been removing radiologically contaminated soil and debris found in February 2020 from historical Los Alamos National Laboratory operations. Crews are collecting soil samples to confirm that both depth and lateral extent of contamination...
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm aptly summed up the Department’s environmental cleanup mission — in which N3B plays a crucial role — during last week’s National Cleanup Workshop. “It’s about keeping the promises we’ve made to the American people,” she said. “It’s about...
How will the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management address the challenges of recruiting and retaining talent in today’s labor market? Check out the article below for a recap of ideas from N3B President Kim Lebak and others who spoke at last week’s...
N3B’s Nathan Canaris lives in a 100-year-old cabin, once a general store during the 1920s logging boom, set in the Jemez Mountains. He loves scanning the stars at night, seeing wildlife in the early morning hours and living far from roadway traffic. He’s also committed...
Spread the news! N3B has several openings in our boot camp programs to train applicants in the management and off-site shipment of waste associated with historical operations at #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory. The perks:
✅ tuition-free classes & college credit at University of...
What’s the future of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management workforce? After 32 years in existence, a large portion of its workforce is retiring. The COVID-19 pandemic means many employees now work remotely. Join N3B President Kim Lebak in a Dec. 9...
This week N3B met the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s calendar year goal of 30 legacy transuranic waste (TRU) shipments from #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory to the WIPP - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. We’re always glad to get #LANL...
Despite unseasonably low water levels this year, N3B navigated shallow sections of the Rio Grande and its tributaries to sample for contaminants related to historical operations at #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory. Read full story at the link below! #cleanup
Join us 2-4 p.m., Tuesday, November 30, for our virtual semi-annual public meeting with DOE’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office on the Individual Permit for #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory. The Individual Permit authorizes discharge of storm water from sites where historical LANL activities occurred....
New Mexico is home to ancestral pueblo lands, which include 23 Native American communities. N3B and the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office are committed to cleaning up sites associated with historical operations at #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory to avoid impact to...
N3B employees recently volunteered with #LosAlamos nonprofit Lemonade Living to improve the organization’s grounds where young adults with developmental disabilities are provided opportunities for therapeutic riding and horsemanship. We love partnering with #local #nonprofits to enrich...
Big news! N3B and DOE’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office completed the investigation and removal of radiologically contaminated soil and debris found in February 2020 along Middle DP Road. Since beginning work on the project in August 2020, 3,323 cubic yards of contaminated materials...
Join us for a virtual public meeting next Tuesday, November 9, for information on a request to complete the regulatory process for 19 sites in Pueblo Canyon associated with historical #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory operations. Completing the regulatory process would certify the sites no longer...
Why’s our new processing line to remove liquid from containers of low-level radioactive waste from Cold War and Manhattan Project operations such a big deal? It means more waste meets criteria for off-site disposal and gets safely shipped off the hill. Read the full story...
Check out the Annual Site Environmental Report at link below that summarizes the results of environmental monitoring performed at #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory during the last calendar year — in which N3B played a crucial role! Environmental monitoring revolves around protection of:
Seven canyons. More than 3,100 soil samples collected. About 4,000 55-gallon drums of contaminated soil excavated to ensure protection of human health and the environment. All this is part of N3B’s campaign to clean up land impacted by historical operations along Los Alamos National Laboratory’s...
Come work with us to clean up the environment and protect our future! Check out N3B’s job openings here: www.n3b-la.com/careers. #cleanup #newmexico
A little cooperation goes a long way! In this case, cooperation between N3B (the DOE Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office for legacy environmental cleanup at #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory), Triad (the managing and operating contractor for #LANL) and the WIPP -...
Legacy transuranic waste shipments 32 and 33 of fiscal year 2021 left for the WIPP - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad yesterday! We look forward to additional shipments in the new fiscal year as we continue our mission to get waste off the hill!...
N3B recently completed its final shipment of materials left at sites across #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory at the time of the cleanup contract transition. We shipped off-site for disposal nearly 260,000 gallons of drilling fluids and purged well water, along with more than 520 cubic...
Don’t forget: A virtual community forum to discuss the legacy environmental cleanup mission at #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory, recent cleanup progress and future cleanup priorities is slated for 5:30-7:30 p.m., tomorrow, Sept. 29. N3B and DOE’s @Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office...
Great news! Sample results recently returned from soil excavated by N3B crews in the vicinity of the #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory fire station, where an upgrade’s soon to be underway. N3B conducted sampling at the project’s proposed construction laydown area to ensure soil meets human...
Mark your calendars! Our next Environmental Management Cleanup Forum, hosted by N3B and DOE’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office, is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m., September 29. Join us for a discussion on our environmental cleanup mission at #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory, recent progress and...
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