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...
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...
On Wed. May 26th, the Santa Fe City Council will consider the RCLC. More info to follow.
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...
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...
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“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....
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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BY: T.S. Last / Journal North Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal Feb, 9, 2021 SANTA FE – A recently released report by the Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General suggests that managers at...
FEBRUARY 9, 2021 Santa Fe, NM – The Department of Energy’s Inspector General is reporting that the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is falling seriously behind in wildfire protection. This...
Jay Coghlan, executive director of the nonprofit Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said the lab puts most of its attention on producing nuclear weapons and neglects forest maintenance, despite the disastrous...
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has had two major wildland fires — the Cerro Grande Fire in 2000 and the Las Conchas Fire in 2011. Each fire burned partially on...
“N3B is going after the low-hanging fruit, cleaning up less than 2,000 cubic yards of contaminated dirt,” said Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico. “Let’s hear their...