Colleagues, As we reported in the previous Level 1 message, PG&E shut off power to the Lab’s hill location at 12:18 a.m this morning. All Lab facilities and buildings at the main site are in a safe and stable condition. The Lab’s main hill site will remain closed tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 11, and will be closed until further notice. Unless you are part of the emergency response effort or are … [Read more...]
Power Available to Main Lab Site, Hard Work Yet to Come
Colleagues, Late this afternoon, PG&E restored power to the substation that provides electrical power to the Lab’s main hill site. Now we will begin the hard work of restoring the Lab to normal, safe operations. Please note: As we have previously communicated, it will take 36-48 hours for Lab personnel to return the main site to safe and stable operations after power is fully restored. … [Read more...]
Lab’s Main Site to be Closed Thursday, Oct. 10
Colleagues, The Lab’s main location will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 10, since we have been notified by PG&E that they plan to shut off power to the Lab later this evening. If you normally work at the Lab’s main location, please continue to work from an alternative location on Thursday. Other Lab locations, including JGI, Emery Station, Potter Street, and OCFO will be open and continue to … [Read more...]
Update on Lab Power Outage
Colleagues, The Lab’s main location will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 10, since we have been notified by PG&E that they plan to shut off power to the Lab later this evening. If you normally work at the Lab’s main location, please continue to work from an alternative location on Thursday. Other Lab locations, including JGI, Emery Station, Potter Street, and OCFO will be open and continue to … [Read more...]
Lab Main Location Shut Down
Colleagues, PG&E has notified the Lab that it will shut off power to the main campus sometime after midnight to minimize the risk of a wildland fire. As a result, the Lab’s main location on the hill will be closed effective Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 12:01 a.m. and will remain closed until PG&E restores power and the Lab has safely restarted our facilities and operations. All personnel except … [Read more...]