Celebrating Two Years
Of Safe Construction

Element Discoverer,
Seaborg Student Dies

Gofman

John Gofman, a physicist with Livermore Lab and co-discoverer of protactinium-232, uranium-232 and protactinium-233, died Aug. 15. He was 88. While a graduate student at UC Berkeley, he met with then professor and future Nobel Laureate Glenn Seaborg, who suggested Gofman examine whether uranium-233 could exist in nature. Gofman and his colleagues went on to produce four one-millionths of a gram of the isotope at Berkeley Lab’s cyclotron and proved that it would fission spontaneously. Full obituary.

Take Steps to Prevent Vehicle Break-Ins

A recent vehicle break-in serves as a reminder that Lab employees should not keep valuables in parked vehicles, particularly in plain site. The break-in occurred at parking lot F, which is located on Cyclotron Road below Blackberry Gate. Lab security staff patrol the parking lot twice each hour. Nothing was stolen, and both Berkeley Lab security staff and the UC police department responded to the incident. Additional vehicle security measures include always locking doors and ensuring that car alarms are functional, and placing valuables in the vehicle out of sight or in the trunk. Individual security awareness and vigilance works. Contact Sam Houston (x4855) for more information.

Discount for Printer,
Fax Machine Cleaning

The vendor who repairs Hewlett Packard printers is offering a $50 cleaning special for laser and multifunction printer and fax machines through Friday, Sept. 28. The Lab’s IT Division will waive its normal handling fee for printer repairs to accommodate these special requests. Go here to learn more and to request service.