Charlie said...

Charlie  Verdon assures us that pit production goals can be met:

https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/nnsa-weapons-expert-pushes-back-on-pit-production-uncertainty/article_c9bb3c40-2029-11ea-bc28-9f0530e70d92.html

Yeah LLNL!

https://www.glassdoor.com/about-us/best-places-to-work-2020/

LLNL was ranked the 6th best place to work in the US based on feedback from current and former employees.

Chinese influence in US science

Jason Report on Chinese influence in US science

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/12/china-has-increasing-sway-us-science-report/161938/

TRIAD, a year later

Well we are coming up to the first year of Triad. Things appear to be on upward slope, at least things have not gotten worse. The only people I know that are not happy are a select few managers who seem to be in a state of shell shock after LANS got thrown out. I would guess these are the people on the Bechtel team or some losing team. I happen to know a few who really believed Bechtel was going to win for sure.

$84 Million Settlement with University of California Over Termination of UC Medical Benefits

Livermore, California – December 12, 2019 – After ten years of hard fought litigation and two victories at the California Court of Appeal, University of California retirees who worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have reached an $84.5 million settlement with The Regents of the University of California over the termination of their University-sponsored health care benefits.

http://llnlretiree.com/

LANL lost track of 250 barrels of nuke waste

State report: LANL lost track of 250 barrels of nuke waste

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/state-report-lanl-lost-track-of-barrels-of-nuke-waste/article_e9de8348-17cc-11ea-bae3-c71a1aadd222.html

This blog isn't all that wonderful anyway

Scooby will delete this but I'll post it anyway. Seems any time he doesn't like the direction posts are taking, even if they are on point and the posters are engaged actively, he disables comments. I truly believe he is trying to shut down this blog without having to take the blame for doing so. Just do it, Scooby. This blog isn't all that wonderful anyway. No one is going to miss it all that much, except for the anti-science guy, whom you seem to love. Enough already. Kill it before it rots from the inside.

PNNL whistleblower questionned

PNN whistleblower claims retaliation in fraud case. Battelle tells jury she is exaggerating. 

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/pacific-northwest-national-lab/article238191944.html

This Mello guy is not happy!

This Mello guy is not happy:

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/aura-of-apartheid-at-lanl-offers-false-hope/article_d6048740-4055-57b5-9285-63e6f6f97e8f.html

LLNL, twelve years later

Twelve plus years after the for profit LLNS LLC won the contract to manage LLNL missions, are we as LLNS employees better or worse off compared to UC/LLNL employees? On a cost basis, are DOE/NNSA missions better or worse off under LLNS management, or is a Triad like non-profit contractor better for LLNL missions and employees working at LLNL?