tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post1596808120432692882..comments2024-03-27T20:42:17.293-07:00Comments on LLNL - The True Story -: Which lab to close?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-57794852471258615212013-04-15T09:48:47.036-07:002013-04-15T09:48:47.036-07:00Good riddance to this thread.Good riddance to this thread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-24001291772920958722013-04-14T22:57:54.970-07:002013-04-14T22:57:54.970-07:00Yes it takes a retard to know a retard.... Ok poin...Yes it takes a retard to know a retard.... Ok point well taken, but I'm still smiling and guys are still retards. When fighting retards just be the retard with a bigger stick. >:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-44790405154259242202013-04-14T21:52:28.376-07:002013-04-14T21:52:28.376-07:00
When fighting retards one must take not to become...<br />When fighting retards one must take not to become a retard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-17661377071561951912013-04-14T21:49:17.212-07:002013-04-14T21:49:17.212-07:00"You guys are retards and it makes me smile. ..."You guys are retards and it makes me smile. :)<br /><br /> April 14, 2013 at 8:38 AM"<br /><br />It takes a retard to know a retard. ;) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-18699041510364780402013-04-14T08:38:45.081-07:002013-04-14T08:38:45.081-07:00You guys are retards and it makes me smile. :)You guys are retards and it makes me smile. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-2896132079584838452013-04-13T23:10:49.405-07:002013-04-13T23:10:49.405-07:00You guys make me smile.You guys make me smile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-25510823705828029832013-04-13T22:43:03.932-07:002013-04-13T22:43:03.932-07:00You guys are retards. You guys are retards. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-12765450570697912042013-04-13T22:23:45.013-07:002013-04-13T22:23:45.013-07:00Funny that it was mentioned because it would sound... Funny that it was mentioned because it would sound outlandish if there was no basis for it.<br /><br />April 13, 2013 at 3:47 PM<br /><br />It is "outlandish" (what a quaint word), plus it is absurd, independent of the "basis for it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-51688375249645402662013-04-13T16:29:06.443-07:002013-04-13T16:29:06.443-07:00I'm pretty sure we hit a nerve with this one: ...I'm pretty sure we hit a nerve with this one: April 12, 2013 at 5:40 PM<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-9472636990969184752013-04-13T15:58:45.791-07:002013-04-13T15:58:45.791-07:00My suspicion was that lab management was throwing ...My suspicion was that lab management was throwing EoS under the bus using this as a forum so that they can eventually pursue an all-ignition experimental portfolio unburdened by stockpile stewardship needs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-91942514763388510112013-04-13T15:47:13.144-07:002013-04-13T15:47:13.144-07:00Wasn't it actually a LLNL idea to consolidate ...Wasn't it actually a LLNL idea to consolidate authority regarding EoS measurements? I heard something about it through the backchannels. Funny that it was mentioned because it would sound outlandish if there was no basis for it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-77126097154903795212013-04-13T15:39:56.540-07:002013-04-13T15:39:56.540-07:00To provide balance, I'll say that the theoreti...To provide balance, I'll say that the theoretical EoS work at the three labs are very good, with a number of individuals who are clearly technical leaders making valuable contributions to EoS of actinides and other important materials. We could name names if needed.<br /><br />Coming back to experimental EoS measurements, and specifically to LLNL, there is something seriously wrong with the management and capability investment there. This weakness of measurement capability at the lab, left unmitigated, is simply going to invite more people to constantly point out problems as they arise due to this lab weakness. <br /><br />As another poster alluded to, this topic will be a constant source of new threads going forward.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-80715272492156316982013-04-12T19:22:59.877-07:002013-04-12T19:22:59.877-07:00April 12, 2013 at 5:40 PM
Huh? What are you on ab...April 12, 2013 at 5:40 PM<br /><br />Huh? What are you on about?? The previous poster makes a joke, and you go on a rant. Who the hell are you talking to? A little sensitive are we? Jeez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-36396400929975190542013-04-12T17:40:17.711-07:002013-04-12T17:40:17.711-07:00
Dude, ok we get it...you sucked so bad that they ...<br />Dude, ok we get it...you sucked so bad that they fired you from the EOS team. We have no idea what the EOS team is but after hearing you rant all this time it is clear that you where part of it and got fired. Too bad for you is EOS good or EOS bad...who knows but whatever it was you where not good at it. Every organization seems to have one of the TFUs that blames the whole world for their own faults. LANL had them with guys like Chris Mechels, and I guess LLNL has them as well. It is always the same, sad, pathetic, and boring. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-19396533584456831362013-04-12T12:24:24.318-07:002013-04-12T12:24:24.318-07:00Plus, you all know you would love to worship at th...Plus, you all know you would love to worship at the feet of gods.<br /><br />April 12, 2013 at 11:16 AM<br /><br />Nah, too smelly, given what they spend all their time shoveling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-43183317679522752402013-04-12T11:16:59.294-07:002013-04-12T11:16:59.294-07:00Yeah stop suggesting nonsense ideas like treating ...Yeah stop suggesting nonsense ideas like treating employees (and non-NIF employees) with fairness, or shutting down entire labs. <br /><br />Now HERE is a legit idea... Have LLNL be the final decider of what EoS/Strength shots get performed every year(and also determine the budget allocations) on all high pressure compression facilities complex wide, including LANL, LLE, Sandia, etc. etc. etc. Past lab successes justify it. Plus, you all know you would love to worship at the feet of gods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-19015892579830637812013-04-09T22:17:32.272-07:002013-04-09T22:17:32.272-07:00Close my old lavatory. I'll use the clean on...Close my old lavatory. I'll use the clean one on the next floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-41343622884767620812013-04-06T21:42:37.130-07:002013-04-06T21:42:37.130-07:00Wouldn't it be interesting if someone on this ...Wouldn't it be interesting if someone on this blog would propose something that might actually happen? Like something that DOE/NNSA might actually consider as a proposal and that Congress might actually bring to a vote? Like reality instead of fantasy? Maybe you want to disqualify yourselves from actually having a say in your future. Why not present some actual compelling data for a change? Jeez, for a bunch of scientists, you are really clueless about reality. Keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-41700907864309288192013-04-05T21:36:39.177-07:002013-04-05T21:36:39.177-07:00Let Livermore absorb SNL/CA and offer some competi...Let Livermore absorb SNL/CA and offer some competition in the non-nuclear weaponization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-54446397146607282322013-04-05T19:23:48.527-07:002013-04-05T19:23:48.527-07:00April 5, 2013 at 6:34 PM
Good synopsis, you are o...April 5, 2013 at 6:34 PM<br /><br />Good synopsis, you are obviously well-connected to the issues. Your post validates and confirms everything I know from my own experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-88835970304769348572013-04-05T18:34:31.394-07:002013-04-05T18:34:31.394-07:00In considering which lab to close, it is helpful t...In considering which lab to close, it is helpful to consider their capabilities. Sandia has no competitors in its weaponization mission so it will never close as long as the US needs a nuclear deterrent. Livermore has the disadvantage that it is completely outclassed by Los Alamos in secondary design and modeling as seen during RRW. It is not even doing as well as LANL in understanding why NIF is falling short of its ignition goal. In the past Livermore had an advantage over LANL in primary modeling. However the V&V L1 milestone last fall showed that there is no difference in the quality of primary modeling between the design labs. In addition, LANL is consistently better in global security and nuclear forensics when the design labs are compared in blind test problems. These comparisons leave Livermore in a very weak position in case one design lab needs to be closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-79924405538527191242013-04-05T17:31:25.174-07:002013-04-05T17:31:25.174-07:00Keep in mind this is not the golden age of NEP dev...Keep in mind this is not the golden age of NEP development. We have a handful of UGTed options. SNL is very capable of treating NEPs as a subsystemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-85273970015002997312013-04-05T16:10:56.861-07:002013-04-05T16:10:56.861-07:00AWE has some of the most stupid and oblivious knuc...AWE has some of the most stupid and oblivious knucklehead PhDs running some (not all) parts of their nuclear enterprise. Center of excellence they are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-50267225801190859942013-04-05T07:40:53.744-07:002013-04-05T07:40:53.744-07:00Lab closure? - Just more political rhetoric. If yo...Lab closure? - Just more political rhetoric. If you old timers remember, the Lab has been on the base closure list since the 80's....folks in the know back then did not propogate this fact - didn't want to scare the troops...and of course, the internet was not around back then = Gore was to busy inventing the VHS system to be bothered...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-82466554899791098782013-04-04T19:13:10.932-07:002013-04-04T19:13:10.932-07:00Isn't Great Britain a US protectorate like Gua... Isn't Great Britain a US protectorate like Guam...<br /><br /> April 4, 2013 at 4:39 PM<br /><br />Treaties (like NATO) are a little different, but no less binding than Guam, the Northern Marianas, and Puerto Rico.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com