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NNSA field office updates Los Alamos County on EPCU, UXO scoping and tritium container depressurization
Summary
Ted Wyka, NNSA Los Alamos Field Office manager, briefed the county on lab mission funding and hiring, NEPA updates on the EPCU transmission project, interagency scoping for unexploded‑ordnance clearance in Rendija Canyon, and a monitored depressurization of one flanged tritium container with no off‑site impacts reported.
Ted Wyka, manager of the NNSA Los Alamos Field Office, told the Los Alamos County Council on Sept. 16 that the lab’s funding profile remains steady and that programmatic dollars will continue to focus on construction and national‑security activities.
Wyka said the field office expects modest hiring to replace an annual attrition of about 900 staff, and described operational improvements at the lab, including repaving on the truck route and changes aimed at reducing commuter vehicle trips through increased vanpool and bus ridership.
On infrastructure and environmental reviews, Wyka said the lab issued a finding of no significant impact for the Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade (EPCU) project and completed required Section 106…
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