In December, Berkeley Lab’s community rallied together to raise over $135,000 for local food banks. That translates into 270,000 meals, or enough meals to feed a family of four for 61 years. One of the receiving agencies, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties, shared a video thank you for the entire Lab. Those funds arrived to agencies across the Bay Area that definitely needed them. … [Read more...]
Chemical Reduction Project Restricts Access to Some Lab Areas This Weekend
As part of the recent Chemical Reduction Project that identified no longer needed chemicals for disposal, the Lab Waste Management team will be working with a specialized vendor to treat the identified chemicals on site this weekend. After this step, the chemicals will be stored at the Lab’s permitted hazardous waste handling facility, with subsequent transportation offsite to an approved … [Read more...]
Creatively Celebrating Thanksgiving
This year Thanksgiving will be different, but it can still be a fun time with family and friends. Below are some creative ideas shared by the Lab community about how to have a safe, physically distant, and still festive holiday. “Share” a Family Dish: My mother is getting on Zoom for the first time to teach all her children how to make her famous stuffing. She has … [Read more...]
Keeping the Lights On During Future PSPS Events
On Saturday, November 7, a team of Lab personnel and PG&E contractors will conduct a power resiliency test which will affect the northwestern portion of the Lab. Two 2 megawatt generators, provided and operated by PG&E, will be energized and the load of multiple facilities will be transferred from utility power to the generators. The test will simulate the power transfer that may occur … [Read more...]
Three Questions for Benjamin Cameron
Last year the Lab was faced with several Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) which provided unique challenges to a large scientific community such as the Lab. Ben Cameron is a high-voltage electrician in Facilities. He is one of the few employees at the Lab in this pivotal role. Normally he uses his skills to support repairs, planned maintenance power shutdowns and other high voltage activity … [Read more...]