The West’s atomic past, in opera halls
The West’s atomic past, in opera halls On stage and in Congress, Trinity test downwinders fight for recognition. Elena Saavedra Buckley, High Country News, Aug. 30, 2018 Outside the Santa Fe...
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Nuclear NM
More information on map items: Navajo Nation: A Tour of Abandoned Uranium Mines in Navajo Country and Beyond Cleaning Up Abandoned Uranium Mines Abandoned Uranium Mines Cleanup Gets $600 Million...
Los Alamos National Lab
Description and Current Mission The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), located in north-central New Mexico, was founded during World War II as a secret laboratory for the Manhattan Project. This...
Nuclear Testing Since 1945
The first nuclear weapon test was carried out by the United States at the Trinity site on July 16, 1945, with a yield approximately equivalent to 20 kilotons. The first...
More WIPP Fallout: NNSA Cuts Los Alamos Lab’s Award Fees by 90%
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2014 Contact: Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch NM, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154, jay@nukewatch.org More WIPP Fallout: NNSA Cuts Los Alamos Lab’s Award Fees by 90% Watchdogs Say...
Los Alamos National Laboratory 101 (Sep 26, 2014)
Background: The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in north central New Mexico was originally founded during World War II as the secret atomic weapons lab for the Manhattan Project. This...
Report Reveals That Little is Known About Lab’s Future Plutonium Needs
Report Reveals That Little is Known About Lab’s Future Plutonium Needs Except LANL Contractor Needs Money A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals how the future of expanded nuclear weapon...