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Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory (or LANL; previously known at various times as Project Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is one of two laboratories in the United States where classified work towards the design of nuclear weapons is undertaken. The other, since 1952, is Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Located at 35.8756, -106.324 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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LANL Research Library

The LANL Research Library is a research library at Los Alamos National Laboratory. It contains a substantial collections of books, journals, databases, patents along with technical reports. Additionally it offers literature searching, training and outreach services. The library has a research and development (R&D) component, which works in areas such as open archives, recommendation systems (including visualization), emergency response information systems, and discovery systems.

Located at 35.8756, -106.323 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Los Alamos Ranch School

Los Alamos Ranch School was a private boarding school for boys in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, near Otowi, in what would eventually become Los Alamos, New Mexico. It was founded by Detroit businessman Ashley Pond II, father of Peggy Pond Church, renowned New Mexican poet and author. The school, which was established in 1917, offered a program modeled after the Boy Scouts of America, combining a college preparatory curriculum with a rigorous outdoor life. Famous alumni included William S.

Located at 35.8821, -106.302 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Los Alamos High School

Los Alamos High School, often called LAHS, is the public high school in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. The school opened in 1946, and was originally supported by the Atomic Energy Commission. It has been academically recognized by Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, and the New Mexico Public Education Department. The school has been visited by two U.S. Presidents: John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton.

Located at 35.8862, -106.317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mesa Public Library

Mesa Public Library is the Los Alamos branch of the Los Alamos County library. The library started in 1943 as a subscription library, after the donation of $5 by 70 families living in Los Alamos. In 1945 it became free and open to all. In 1981 the White Rock Branch Library opened in White Rock. In 1994 the library moved into its new building west of Fuller Lodge. The library collection has more than 160,000 items which include books, CDs, videotapes and other.

Located at 35.8831, -106.304 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Los Alamos Neutron Science Center

The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), formerly known as the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF) is one of the world's most powerful linear accelerators. It is located in Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico in Technical Area 53 (TA-53). It was the most powerful linear accelerator in the world when it was opened in June 1972. The technology used in the accelerator was developed in part by the nuclear physicist Louis Rosen.

Located at 35.8881, -106.307 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Los Alamos, New Mexico

Los Alamos is a townsite and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, built upon four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau and the adjoining White Rock Canyon. The population of the CDP was 12,019 at the 2010 Census. The townsite or "the hill" is one part of town while White Rock is also part of the town. Technically, both are part of the same incorporated city/county.

Located at 35.8911, -106.298 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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University of New Mexico–Los Alamos

The University of New Mexico–Los Alamos, (UNM-LA) is a branch campus of the University of New Mexico located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. UNM-LA offers 14 certificate programs and 18 associate degree programs. Upper division and graduate courses are available on campus through Extended University.

Located at 35.8853, -106.319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cecil Kelley criticality accident

The Cecil Kelley criticality accident was a nuclear accident that took place on December 30, 1958, at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in the United States. It is one of only ten such events to ever occur outside of a nuclear reactor, though it was the third such event to take place in 1958 (the others having taken place on 16 June at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and on 15 October at the Vinča Nuclear Institute in Vinča, Yugoslavia).

Located at 35.8817, -106.298 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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