https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87823838942 ⚊ Introductory remarks by Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester on the need for global nuclear disarmament. ⚊ Dylan Spaulding, Senior Scientist for the Union of Concerned Scientists, will address how expanded...
Extreme contamination in Acid Canyon raises concerns over public safety and environmental health. By Tibi Puiu, ZME Science | September 20, 2024 zmescience.com A new study has revealed alarming levels of...
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...
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...
‘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,...
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...
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,...
“This is an unrestricted area. I’ve never seen anything quite like it in the United States,” the professor told reporters. “It’s just an extreme example of very high concentrations of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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“A report from Nuclear Watch New Mexico posited pit production would generate 57,550 cubic meters of the waste over 50 years, more than half of WIPP’s projected future capacity. This assertion...
Nuclear Watch New Mexico November 6, 2023 | Email New Mexico Environment Department Hazardous Waste Bureau 2905 Rodeo Park Drive, Building 1 Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505-6303 By email to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 18, 2023 Jay Coghlan – 505.989.7342, c 505.470.3154 | Email Scott Kovac – c. 505.316.4148 | Email Santa Fe, NM – In an important win for...
Santa Fe, NM – In an important win for genuine cleanup at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has rejected the Lab’s plans for...