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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is set to receive $5.2 billion in federal appropriations, primarily for expanding nuclear weapons activities. LANL aims to hire 1,000 to 1,400 new employees this year as it modernizes infrastructure and maintains research capabilities in areas like artificial intelligence and modular reactors.

Significant projects include a housing feasibility study and an unexploded ordinance scan in Rendija Canyon, with funding of about $500,000 allocated for both studies. The Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade Project is underway, with work expected to last through 2028. A new Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement, evaluating operations through 2038, is anticipated to be released soon.