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Los Alamos’ plutonium facility safety systems need improvement, oversight board says

Nuclear Watch New Mexico executive direcor Jay Coghlan sees PF-4 as being a bigger scale — and having bigger risks — than the other aging buildings. “PF-4 is not unique...

In a Looming Nuclear Arms Race, Aging Los Alamos Faces a Major Test

The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work...

Los Alamos National Laboratory FY 2026 Congressional Budget Request

Formal Comments on the Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory

April 15, 2025May 11, 2025DOE, Environmental Impact, Environmental Justice, LANL Cleanup, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab., Modernization, NEPA, New Mexico, NMED, NNSA, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Weapons, Plutonium Pit Production, Tritium

Full NukeWatch LANL SWEIS Comments Out Now! The LANL SWEIS public comment period has ended, but you can still take action: Use our recent extensive comments as a resource &...

Formal Comments on the Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory

Share Your Experiences at Los Alamos National Laboratory

The New York Times would like to hear from you about workplace protocols and safety measures at LANL. By Alicia Inez Guzmán | Alicia Inez Guzmán is reporting on the...

LANL Site-Wide EIS Hearings in Santa Fe and Los Alamos Filled with Loud Protest and Vehement Dissent: Nuclear Weapons are IMMORAL

February 15, 2025March 7, 2025Nuclear Weapons

In this Site-Wide EIS we’re given three options: Expanded nuclear weapons programs (hypocritically called the no action alternative), then we’re presented with yet more expanded nuclear weapons programs, and the...

NukeWatch Los Alamos Lab Site-Wide EIS Workshop – February 6, 2025

February 7, 2025March 20, 2025Archbishop, Downwinders, Environmental Impact, Environmental Justice, High-level Radioactive Waste, LANL Chromium Plume, LANL Cleanup, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab., Modernization, NEPA, New Mexico, NMED, NNSA, Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Weapons, Plutonium Pit Production, Savannah River Site, Tritium, WIPP

Full Video Recording: NukeWatch Los Alamos Lab Site-Wide EIS Workshop NukeWatch Presentation: Los Alamos Lab Site-Wide EIS Workshop

Comment on the Draft Los Alamos National Laboratory Site Wide Environmental Impact Statement (Draft LANL SWEIS)

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Los Alamos’ plutonium pit production of 30 annually for Sentinel may have to wait beyond 2026

As the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration awaits its marching orders from the President Donald Trump (R) administration, the Los Alamos National Laboratory is now saying it will...

DOE Rejects Comprehensive Cleanup at Los Alamos Lab; Designates Expanded Nuclear Weapons Production as Preferred Future

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 15, 2025 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342 | Email Santa Fe, NM – Today, in an informal conference hosted by the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), the Department of...

THE GUARDIAN: Plutonium levels near US atomic site in Los Alamos similar to Chornobyl, study finds

Much of the land near the atomic bomb’s birthplace was converted to recreational areas, but toxic waste remains By Tom Perkins, The Guardian | August 26, 2024 theguardian.com Water samples from...

Research: Plutonium Levels at Los Alamos Rival Chernobyl’s

Hikers use the New Mexico recreation area without being aware of contamination By Bob Cronin, Newser Staff, NEWSER | August 26, 2024 newser.com Los Alamos Researcher Warns of Plutonium in Rec...

Scientist says there’s legacy plutonium contamination in Los Alamos

‘Extreme plutonium contamination scenario’ identified in research from , soil, water and plant samples taken in Acid Canyon arroyos BY DANIELLE PROKOP, SOURCE NM | August 16, 2024 sourcenm.com Los Alamos,...

Scientist describe levels of plutonium near Los Alamos ‘alarmingly high’

By: Chandler Farnsworth, KRQE | August 15, 2024 krqe.com LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – New findings from a study aimed at researching how much plutonium is in the ground and water near Los...

Full Video Recording: NukeWatch and Dr. Michael Ketterer Present Results from Recent Sampling for Plutonium Contamination Around the Los Alamos National Lab

Watchdog group reports ‘extreme contamination’ of plutonium at Los Alamos open space

The legacy of environmental waste is “hiding in plain sight” at a popular open space in the heart of Los Alamos that became a dumping ground during the Manhattan Project,...

A nuclear legacy in Los Alamos

After three cleanups, independent analysis shows 80-year-old plutonium persists in Acid Canyon and beyond By Alicia Inez Guzmán, Searchlight New Mexico | August 15, 2024 searchlightnm.org The world’s oldest documented plutonium...

High Detections of Plutonium in Los Alamos Neighborhood – As We Enter a New Nuclear Arms Race the Last One is Still Not Cleaned Up

August 14, 2024December 17, 2024DOE, Environmental Impact, LANL Cleanup, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab., New Mexico, NMED, Nuclear Waste, Plutonium

In April Nuclear Watch New Mexico released a map of plutonium contamination based on Lab data. Today, Dr. Michael Ketterer, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Arizona University, is...

High Detections of Plutonium in Los Alamos Neighborhood – As We Enter a New Nuclear Arms Race the Last One is Still Not Cleaned Up

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, August 15, 2024 Dr. Michael Ketterer – 928.853.7188 | Email Jay Coghlan – 505.989.7342 | Email Santa Fe, NM – In April Nuclear Watch New Mexico released...

NNSA Town Hall July 22nd – Hruby: “We have to limit the growth of Los Alamos Laboratory…”

July 25, 2024August 18, 2024Archbishop, DOE, EPA, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab., NNSA, Nuclear Weapons, Pit Production at LANL, Pit Production at SRS, Plutonium Pit Production, WIPP

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Los Alamos Field Office held a Town Hall event hosted by the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and...

Los Alamos National Lab FY25 Budget Request

Recent Project: Plutonium Sampling at the Los Alamos National Lab

April 26, 2024May 13, 2024Nuclear Weapons

NukeWatch has recently published a project on plutonium sampling at Los Alamos National Laboratory showing plutonium migration and contamination into the groundwater at and around the lab. See more: Click...

The long path of plutonium: A new map charts contamination at thousands of sites, miles from Los Alamos National Laboratory

Plutonium hotspots appear along tribal lands, hiking trails, city streets and the Rio Grande River, a watchdog group finds “Nuclear Watch’s driving question, according to Scott Kovac, its operations and...

Briefing on Plutonium Migration at the Los Alamos National Laboratory

Who: Nuclear Watch New Mexico and chemist Dr. Michael Ketterer, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Northern Arizona University What: Nuclear Watch has mapped plutonium migration based on sampling data from Intellus,...