Clean Up the Land

N3B remediates sites across LANL where waste was historically spilled or disposed. Sites entail contaminated soil and debris, along with old landfills. N3B is also decontaminating and demolishing facilities used in LANL’s early Cold War-era plutonium processing and radiological liquid waste treatment operations.

Material Disposal Areas

Remediate old landfills, known as Material Disposal Areas, where contaminated material from past LANL operations was disposed.

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Middle DP Road

N3B responded to legacy LANL contamination found on Los Alamos County-owned land by investigating, excavating and shipping contaminated soil and debris off-site in preparation of safe residential use.

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Technical Area 21

Decontaminate and demolish decommissioned LANL buildings at TA-21, next to Los Alamos’ industrial area, to make the land available for beneficial use.

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Aggregate Areas

Investigate, excavate and ship off-site for disposal contaminated soil and debris from LANL’s legacy operations.

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N3B and EM-LA to hold virtual Environmental Management Cleanup Forum on June 24, 2021

June 17, 2021 - The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office and its legacy waste contractor, N3B-Los Alamos, are...

N3B employees inspire NM youth at Summer Physics Camp for Young Women

June 10, 2021 - LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — In hopes of educating and inspiring New Mexico’s youth to pursue STEM-related careers that benefit their...

LANL Individual Permit status meeting scheduled for June 16

June 9, 2021 - LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — The Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its cleanup contractor Newport...