FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 19, 2022 | Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, jay@nukewatch.org Santa Fe, NM – According to budget documents just released by the Department of Energy, DOE facilities in...
The majority of samples found just “background” or normally occurring levels of radioactivity. But 11 samples showed significantly elevated levels of radioactive materials. By Joel Grover and Josh Davis • October 14, 2021 abclosangeles.com...
For decades, North St. Louis residents have lived in fallout from the Manhattan Project. Now, federal scientists are finally linking today’s cancers to the nation’s nuclear warfare legacy. By AUSTIN PRICE •...
The new law may soon be in conflict with federal regulators. A decision from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on one company’s license could come as early as Monday. BY ERIN...
According to budget documents just released by the Department of Energy, DOE facilities in New Mexico will receive $8 billion in FY 2022, nearly double that of any other state.
“[Bradley] Angel, with Green Action, says his organization is relieved that Tetra Tech EC has been taken off the Hunter’s Point cleanup but still worries about all projects Tetra Tech...
“We’re seeing more and more that we’re trending towards an impasse on the movement of legacy contamination from Los Alamos…If that’s our only option, then that’s an option we’re going...
Th. Sept. 10th at 6 pm, the Nuclear Issues Study Group will host a presentation about the Holtec proposal to bring all the high-level radioactive nuclear waste to NM: https://www.facebook.com/events/314987209809880/...
BY: TRIS DEROMA | lamonitor.com Department of Energy officials recently notified the New Mexico Environment Department that more radioactive waste was found on DP Road on May 18, in addition to...
Petitioner charges the Nuclear Regulatory Commission knowingly violated U.S. Nuclear Waste Policy Act and up-ended settled law prohibiting transfer of ownership of spent fuel to the federal government until a...
Preamble The Anishinabek Nation and Iroquois Caucus have renewed their relationship and commitment of unity by smoking the sacred pipe. The two nations have met to discuss radioactive waste matters...
Feds aim to push back the opening of ‘glassification’ plants, while state officials say the Department of Energy has been underfunding the cleanup of America’s most poisoned site. Already 12...
August 22, 2019 The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Environmental Management Los Alamos (EMLA) field office has repeatedly claimed that “> [i.e., more than] ½ of legacy cleanup has been completed.”1...
With Congress Limiting What Can Be Dumped at Nuke Sites, the Energy Department May Just Redefine What It’s Dumping JILLIAN S. AMBROZ. | dcreport.org The U.S. Department of Energy wants...
BY SCOTT SONNER | time.com (RENO, Nev.) — A Nevada congressman called for U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s resignation Wednesday after the department acknowledged multiple shipments of low-level radioactive waste...
– Michael Keegan, Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Great Lakes (Monroe News File Photo)
BY MAIRE O’NEILL The Northern New Mexico Citizens Advisory Board is asking Department of Energy (DOE) Environment Management and New Mexico Environment Department to address the potential impacts of the...
The federal government confirms some people in the St. Louis area may have a higher risk of getting cancer. A recent health report found some residents who grew up in...
Los Alamos Cleanup At the Crossroads: Treat All Los Alamos Lab Radioactive Wastes Consistently The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s role and responsibility includes gathering information regarding the hazards to...
There should be no expanded pit production until nuclear safety is fully assured by an independent, unrestricted Safety Board, and our congressional delegation should be the first to demand that.
“I think there’s this mentality that New Mexico can just be the forever home for all the nation’s waste. It’s an exploitative mentality regarding our state.” — Sen. Jeff Steinborn,...
“Next year in spring, [Japan] plans to begin releasing the water into the Pacific after treatment for most radioactive particles…” By Pete McKenzie, NEW YORK TIMES | December 30, 2022 nytimes.com...
“The unprecedented, controversial disposal operation is likely to take decades. ” BY LUCY CRAFT, CBS NEWS | July 25, 2022 cbsnews.com Tokyo — The fishing industry around Japan’s Fukushima coast expressed...
“None of this waste we’re talking about is in New Mexico…If it actually were a good thing, if it were safe, Holtec or anybody else wouldn’t be thinking about trying...
What was billed as a public forum in Santa Fe for the underground nuclear waste disposal site in Carlsbad turned out to be a lengthy slide show with only a...