Jay Coghlan of Nuclear Watch New Mexico: “It’s important to note that no future pit production is to maintain the safety and reliability of the existing nuclear weapons stockpile. Instead,...
“The threat and risks of wildfire to the lab and northern New Mexico will continue to increase because of climate warming, drought and expanded nuclear weapons production,” said Jay Coghlan,...
FEBRUARY 10, 2021 Santa Fe, NM – A Lab press release has announced that “[c]onnections between Los Alamos National Laboratory and the City of Santa Fe will be strengthened with...
Santa Fe County wants Los Alamos National Laboratories to take stock of its impact on the environment and surrounding communities before pushing ahead with plans to expand. By Leah Cantor...
The last SWEIS was in 2008 and much has changed. Public comment period beginning not sooner than 3:30 pm (exact time indefinite), Tuesday January 26. To participate by phone, call...
Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said the breach escalates the threat of a nuclear catastrophe. “On top of the dangers that we faced during the Cold...
The summaries of NNSA's contractor FY 2020 Performance Evaluation Report are now available. Of interest with respect to the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is "The Laboratory did not meet...
“South Carolina could be left holding the plutonium bag…It’s clear that the plutonium bomb plant at SRS is being driven by contractors and boosters who stand to profit by making...
On March 11, the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) sent the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a formal notice that the Lab will intentionally release up to some 100,000 curies...
BY DR. VIRGINIA NECOCHEA & CHARLES DE SAILLAN Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. It emits beta radiation, which can be very dangerous if inhaled. Like other forms of...
Because of overwhelming public demand and technical problems with the first virtual public meeting, the National Nuclear Security Administration is holding a second meeting on the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s...
Critical Applications’ ventilation project was tied to a radiation leak in 2014 that often is recalled as the “kitty litter” incident. BY: SCOTT WYLAND | santafenewmexican.com A subcontractor is suing the...
October 21, 2020 Ms. Fana Gebeyehu-Houston NEPA Document Manager National Nuclear Security Administration Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, L-293, Livermore, CA 94551-0808 By Email to:LLNLSWEIS@nnsa.doe.gov Re: Scoping Comments...
The public information session will be hosted via Webex; people who wish to attend can join by following this link (meeting password GckhzZ5nv33), or call in by phone at 415-527-5035,...
WORK PRODUCT NUKEWATCH IN THE MEDIA Atomic Histories & Nuclear Testing NukeWatch Compilation of the DOE/NNSA FY 2020 Budget Request - VIEW LANL FY 2020 Budget Request - VIEW Sandia FY...
“The DOE proposal to dispose of the useless MOX fuel pellets is unprecedented, but has been subjected to only a brief mention in an environmental analysis on pit production. Tom...
“The Southwest Research and Information Center is among those opposing the project. The group filed legal challenges, saying environmental officials ignored existing regulations, past agency practices and case law when...
“BBER’s (UNM’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research) director Jeffrey Mitchell said in an email to a Regional Coalition official that the county financial figures show “there are some winners...
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced that it will NOT prepare a new site-wide environmental impact statement for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (1). With this decision NNSA...
NOTE: This study has notable implications since the New Mexico congressional delegation touts expanded nuclear weapons programs as an economic engine for northern New Mexico. Study: Neighboring counties lose money...
““…Romero and various board members charged taxpayers for lunches in and around Santa Fe. These meals for a select group in no way furthered the public interest. They only benefited...
“People are dying, or worried about keeping a roof over their families’ heads, or cutting hours because their kids’ schools are closed,” said Anthony Weir, a lobbyist on nuclear disarmament and Pentagon...
The United States Senate today passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 86-14. Thursday, July 23, 2020 PRESS RELEASE: https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/press-releases/inhofe-reed-praise-senate-passage-of-national-defense-authorization-act-of-fiscal-year-2021 Full text of Bill: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4049/BILLS-116s4049rs.pdf Report to...
“Given LANL’s history it’s imperative that monitoring be robustly resumed,” Jay Coghlan, Executive Director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said in an email. “This is after all the Lab that...
75 years after the first explosive nuclear tests, now outlawed, sophisticated virtual testing allows American physicists to understand these weapons better than ever. BY: DANIEL OBERHAUS | wired.com JUST BEFORE SUNRISE on...