LANL plume cleanup halted due to water concerns
Milestones to meet in the coming year are to work on three monitoring wells and complete two reports, said Scott Kovac, Nuclear Watch New Mexico’s operations director. He called the...
Milestones to meet in the coming year are to work on three monitoring wells and complete two reports, said Scott Kovac, Nuclear Watch New Mexico’s operations director. He called the...
NMED NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The state of New Mexico’s Environment Department (NMED) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos field office (EM-LA) will host a public...
“One watchdog group, which requested the complete reports, said the lab appears to have consistent struggles in its quest to produce pits. “’It’s more indication that production is prioritized over...
At a February 9, 2023 public community forum hosted by the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Office, there were strong indications that the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 21, 2023 | Scott Kovac – 505.989.7342 | Email At a February 9, 2023 public community forum hosted by the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los...
“It’s the lowest score on the lowest bar of so-called cleanup,” said Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico. “I’m going to very much point my finger at...
“Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said there’s a long list of Environment Department officials who went to work for the lab or the agencies that manage...
[NukeWatch would amend this headline to add “‘lightly’ grills” – The DNFSB was asking tough questions, but DOE and the LANL contractors were not forthcoming with those answers.] “Much of...
“Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said given the reported problems the lab and Savannah River are grappling with, the review might be trying to add “wiggle...
“Scoping” means determining the issues that should be included in public analyses required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of proposed major actions by the federal government. According to...
DOWNLOAD, USE & EDIT OUR SCOPING COMMENTS [WORD DOC] [PDF] October xxxx, 2022 Via [email protected] Dear National Nuclear Security Administration: Pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, the following...
November 16, 2022 12:00pm to 9:45pm MT Two Sessions will be Held: 1. Nuclear Safety at Area G – 12:00–2:30 pm MT 2. National Security Missions and Nuclear Safety Posture – 4:00–9:45...
“Coghlan said an example of why the full assessment is necessary is a note on last year’s report for the Los Alamos lab saying it had struggled with some production...
BY JAY COGHLAN Executive Director, Nuclear Watch New Mexico ‘Scoping’ The New LANL Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement “Scoping” means determining the issues that should be included in public analyses required by...
“Scoping” means determining the issues that should be included in public analyses required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of proposed major actions by the federal government. According to...
“Locally, while the lab grabs tens of billions of taxpayers’ dollars for new, counterproductive nuclear weapons production, it plans to “cap and cover” and leave buried some 200,000 cubic yards...
“Scoping” means determining the issues that should be included in public analyses required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of proposed major actions by the federal government. According to...
August 31, 2022 This week 63 non-governmental organizations and 52 individuals requested that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant a two-month extension of time to provide informed public comments...
Dozens of environmental groups, non-government organizations and individuals have signed a request to the Department of Energy for a two-month extension of the Oct. 3 comment deadline for scoping comments...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will hold two virtual scoping meeting that will be accessible online and by telephone. At these virtual meetings the public is invited to learn about...
“’We felt that the cleanup was not moving as quickly as it should be moving and then we entered into litigation with DOE. It was moved from state court to...
Tonight, July 12th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm LANL is hosting a virtual webex public meeting about the contamination (high explosives and barium metal) below the burn tray for high...