mynorthwest.com June 7, 2019 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor said Friday she’s opposed to plans by a New Jersey-based company to build a multibillion-dollar facility in her state...
The Energy Department’s most environmentally important and technically ambitious project to clean up Cold War nuclear weapons waste has stalled, putting at jeopardy an already long-delayed effort to protect the...
Face-to-face mediation is expected in June between public interest groups and the New Mexico Environment Department over changes to the way waste volume is calculated underground at the Energy Department’s...
“It’s so scary that my child has been exposed to this because I have no idea how it’s going to affect him,” one mother said. BY SAFIA SAMEE ALI |...
On Monday, Zahn’s Corner Middle School in Piketon was closed because enriched uranium had been detected inside the building and neptunium-237 had been detected by an air monitor next to...
By Rebecca Moss | [email protected] May 7, 2019 A federal board that oversees commercial nuclear materials and licenses said Tuesday it has rejected a request by a group of opponents...
“There’s nobody that’s been able to demonstrate to me that there isn’t risk here,” says New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. “There is risk. We need to be clear about that....
BY SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | stripes.com March 23, 2019 WHAT IS THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT? WIPP is the United States’ only permanent underground repository licensed to take what is...
The bill for a half century of nuclear weapons production is growing fast. “The GAO [Government Accountability Office] estimates the EM’s “environmental liability grew by almost $105 billion, from $163...
BY COLIN DEMAREST | thetandd.com Aiken Standard: ‘I’m not confident at all’: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham casts real doubt on Energy Department GREENVILLE — South Carolina’s senior senator, who often stumps for the...
The bill for a half century of nuclear weapons production is growing fast. “The GAO [Government Accountability Office] estimates the EM’s “environmental liability grew by almost $105 billion, from $163...
“Scott Kovac of Nuclear Watch New Mexico said the change should not have been approved without an explanation from the DOE about how to address lost space after a contamination...
“Rather than pursuing the permit modification, the Department of Energy should comply with the legal capacity limit and begin a public process to explain what additional waste it wants to...
Albuquerque Journal By Mark Oswald / Journal Staff Writer Sunday, January 13th, 2019 at 12:01am U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is encouraging Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s new administration to reconsider a...
The public can comment on the U.S. Department of Energy’s proposed changes to Hanford nuclear waste cleanup rules until Jan. 9. By Tom Carpenter NukeWatch NM and Hanford Challenge are...
Belen passes resolution opposing nuclear waste transportation NISG (Nuclear Issues Study Group) worked to get a resolution opposing the transportation of High Level Radioactive Waste in front of the City...
LANL Ships Waste Offsite Illegally, Again and Again Posted by Scott Kovac Nov 14, 2018 New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to LANL for several...
LANL Ships Waste Offsite Illegally, Again and Again Posted by Scott Kovac Nov 14, 2018 New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to LANL for several...
RADIOACTIVE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMITTEE Tuesday, November 20 November 20, 2018 State Capitol, Room 309 Santa Fe —Senator Jeff Steinborn, Chair ON THE AGENDA – Current Issues of the Radioactive...
BY ADRIAN C. HEDDEN, Carlsbad currentargus.com WIPP: “Calculation change will not impact facility’s capacity” [We at NukeWatch do believe that this proposed change WILL expand WIPP’s capacity and are working hard...
Action Alert Join us at the Board of County Commissioners of Santa Fe County 102 Grant Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501 September 25, 2018 starting at 2pm Support Santa Fe...
Critics: WIPP proposal would allow more nuclear waste storage By Rebecca Moss | sfnewmexican.com Sep 19, 2018 Updated Sep 19, 2018 As the public comment period closes Thursday on modifications...
Citizens Oppose New Mexico Nuke Dump The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 2018, HR 3053, known as the Shimkus Bill, has passed the House on its way to the Senate....
In an example of Now-You-See-It-Now-You-Don’t, the NM Environment Department (NMED) is proposing to change their method of measuring waste emplaced into the underground at WIPP. This would would allow 30%...
No High-Level Waste To New Mexico "The most toxic and dangerous type of radioactive waste created by the nuclear industry" This is waste generated by nuclear power plants called 'high-level...