Biden aims to boost LANL cleanup cash
“That’s good news,” Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said of the plan to get rid of the 35-year-old facility. “Demolishing that building will save the public...
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Rep. Chris Chandler and NMED Sec. James Kenney Unhappy With Progress Of Waste Shipment From LANL
“The poor performance at LANL I think is exactly why we sued the Department of Energy because we believe the DOE and contractor are in violation of the Consent Order,...
Big Development on the Nuclear Horizon – Huge growth at LANL in plutonium pit production raises ethical issues
ABQJournal – May 26, 2021 — SANTA FE, N.M. — Huge growth at LANL in plutonium pit production raises ethical issues. ORIGINAL ARTICLE ($)
Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Board Unanimously Passes Resolution To Dissolve
THANK YOU to everyone who contacted city officials opposing the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities! BY MAIRE O’NEILL maire@losalamosreporter.com| losalamosreporter.com May 27, 2021 Members of the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities...
NM Archbishop Can’t Stay Silent on LANL’s Arms Work
“I believe strongly that Pope Francis is right. For peace to flourish, we have to lay down weapons,” [Archbishop of Santa Fe John Wester] said, referring to Pope Francis’ statement...
Santa Fe to exit Regional Coalition of LANL Communities
THANK YOU to everyone who contacted city officials in support of overturning the RCLC for good! By: Sean P. Thomas sthomas@sfnewmexican.com | Santa Fe New Mexican May 26, 2021 The Santa...
County Commission votes to exit Regional Coalition of LANL Communities
The exodus from the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities continued Tuesday. “Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, agreed, adding he believed the coalition effectively stood in the...
LANL’s move to Santa Fe means jobs, and controversy
By: Editorials / ABQJournal Santa Fe’s relationship with Los Alamos National Laboratory has been rocky for years. The City Council, with some regularity, has passed resolutions of concern about the...
Regional Coalition of LANL Communities News:
On Wed. May 26th, the Santa Fe City Council will consider the RCLC. More info to follow.
Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Struggles To Survive
Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico complained that the RCLC main selling point was to lobby for mission diversification and accelerated cleanup and said he would argue...
Santa Fe City Council rejects LANL coalition agreement
By: Sean P. Thomas, The Santa Fe New Mexican | sfnewmexican.com March 31, 2021 The Santa Fe City Council has rejected an amended joint powers agreement with the Regional Coalition...
Regional Coalition of LANL Communities
Related Articles Santa Fe’s benefit from LANL coalition questioned, Santa Fe New Mexican, Mar 17, 2021 Santa Fe councilors question LANL coalition membership, Albuquerque Journal, Mar 2, 2021 Panel...
Santa Fe’s benefit from LANL coalition questioned
“We have RCLC, which is funded primarily by the Department of Energy funds, yet DOE doesn’t necessarily listen to the resolutions that we put forward about reducing plutonium pit production....
NNSA Says No Injuries, Contamination During February 26 Incident At LANL Plutonium Facility
February 26 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Plutonium Facility (PF-4) waste generator site at Technical Area 55 involving sparking in a where a metal waste item in a transuranic...
Local Governments Should Leave the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities
Summary: Local governments get little in return for being members of the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC). That is because the Coalition is ineffective, dysfunctional, wastes taxpayers’ money and...
PLUTONIUM-239 AND CHROMIUM-6 CONTAMINATION AT LANL
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Project 2020 PLUTONIUM-239 AND CHROMIUM-6 CONTAMINATION AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY Analyzing contaminant migration and assessing remediation The goal of this project is to raise questions regarding...
LANL W-87-1 Nuclear Warhead and Proposed Expansion into Santa Fe
“CCNS asks that we look more closely at LANL’s claim to boost the local economy – an extra cup of coffee in the morning, a bagel for lunch, a tank...
Santa Fe councilors question LANL coalition membership
BY: Kyle Land / Mar 2, 2021 abqjournal.com Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal What’s the actual benefit to the city? That was the question Santa Fe city councilors debated Monday as they considered the...
Panel weighs benefits to LANL communities coalition
BY: Sean P. Thomas sthomas@sfnewmexican.com / Mar 1, 2021 Updated Mar 2, 2021 santafenewmexican.com Santa Fe City Councilor Renee Villarreal renewed her concerns Monday about the city’s involvement in a joint powers...
New Mexico Environment Department Takes Legal Action To Terminate Defective LANL Cleanup “Consent Order”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 25, 2021 The New Mexico Environment Department has announced that it is filing a lawsuit against the Department of Energy to terminate a “Consent Order” governing...
State sues DOE over LANL cleanup
The lawsuit notes that Nuclear Watch New Mexico previously filed a lawsuit against the DOE over its non-compliance with the 2016 Consent Order. Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch...
New Mexico sues feds over LANL cleanup, plans tougher oversight
Jay Coghlan, executive director of nonprofit Nuclear Watch New Mexico, agreed that hard deadlines are crucial in making real headway on cleanup. “The main thing we would want is to...
LANL Looks to Reduce Risks of Volatile Waste
“Many of the drums probably have sat around for years, even decades, posing a hazard,” said Scott Kovac, research and operations director for the nonprofit Nuclear Watch New Mexico. “It’s...
Editorial: LANL’s lack of wildfire plan, action irresponsible
By Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 One would think an entity with 13 nuclear facilities that experienced two catastrophic wildfires in recent years would be taking fire...