Carol A. Clark, Los Alamos Daily Post | December 19, 2023 ladailypost.com Summary Groundwater sampling data from monitoring wells at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) indicate the presence of chromium contamination...
Why did a Truchas woman die with extraordinary amounts of plutonium in her body — and why was she illegally autopsied? For this reporter, the answers hit close to home....
“…Anti-nuclear activists contend the increasing number of glove box mishaps are part of a trend that will continue as the lab processes more plutonium, partly in pursuit of making the...
“Scott Kovac, Nuclear Watch New Mexico’s operations director, agreed getting a third set of eyes on the project would be helpful, especially if this expert can suggest an alternative to...
Extended 2-Page Sample Comments available now! Download here: nukewatch.org/mda-c-2023-2-page-sample-comments-10-25-23-2 [WORD DOC] We need your help to support the State’s mandate to excavate wastes instead of leaving them in place. The...
An anti-nuclear watchdog group contends the pits’ main purpose is to be fitted into the new warheads — not to upgrade existing weapons — and expanding the arsenal requires more...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 12, 2023 Jay Coghlan – 505.989.7342 | Email Santa Fe, NM – Today, America’s Strategic Posture, The Final Report was released by the Congressional Commission on...
Today, America’s Strategic Posture, The Final Report was released by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States. In its own words: “The Congressional Commission on the...
“The agency spending more on pit production than originally envisioned isn’t technically a cost overrun because no funding baseline was ever established…This means there’s no benchmark anyone can point to...
Nothing Found It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help. QUICK SEARCH TitleLink Plutonium Pit Production Fact Sheet – July 2024View/DownloadWIPP March 2024 Fact Sheet/InfographicView/DownloadNew...
🠟 LISTEN • 28:59 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s227/audio/2023/08/fpa.mp3 By Megan Kamerick, KUNM | August 18, 2023 kunm.org University Showcase 8/18 8a: This month marks the 78th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,...
National Nuclear Security Administration: Assessments of Major Projects GAO-23-104402 Published: Aug 17, 2023. Publicly Released: Aug 17, 2023. The National Nuclear Security Administration plans to invest over $30 billion in its major...
An informal gathering was held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ashley Pond Park to recognize the harm of the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan 78 years ago. Participants...
BY KELSEY D. ATHERTON | August 9, 2023 – 78th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing, Archbishop’s House of Nagasaki, Japan, 2023 losalamosreporter.com On the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima...
New Mexicans are integral to the history of atomic development and testing, but they’re nowhere to be seen on screen. “We’ve been slept-walked into a new nuclear arms race, arguably...
“Counting on luck is not a winning strategy,” – Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester. By Nathan Brown nbrown@sfnewmexican.com THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN | July 16, 2023 santafenewmexican.com On July 16,...
Submitted by Carol A. Clark, LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST | July 7, 2023 ladailypost.com Nuclear Watch New Mexico News: SANTA FE — To commemorate the anniversary of the first detonation of an...
“Communities in New Mexico and around the U.S. benefit from the clean-up of legacy waste and its disposal at WIPP,” said NMED Cabinet Secretary James Kenney. “The new permit conditions...
The tripolar nuclear age could put human survival at risk. But some experts cite a number of three-body lessons from nature — starting with Newton’s — that illuminate the issue...
New Mexico’s local colleges are training students to work in a plutonium pit factory. What does this mean for their future — and the world’s? By Alicia Inez Guzmán, SEARCHLIGHT NEW...
“Much has been written about constructing a nuclear waste storage facility in southeastern New Mexico. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has already granted Holtec an initial license for construction and for...
“New Mexico provides a particularly relevant space for this event. For instance, participants will learn about the history and the social, health, and economic impact of the Trinity nuclear test...
Money doesn’t talk, it swears. (Bob Dylan) Quick Facts Nuclear New Mexico • DOE FY 2024 budget in NM is $10 billion (double next state). – 75% core nuclear weapons...
“…A nuclear watchdog group decried this series of breaches, arguing they reflect a systemic problem that’s likely to grow worse as plutonium activity increases with pit production. “‘It’s just indicative...
“There is…another concern about the NNSA’s plans: The designs of new warheads in which new plutonium pits would be used may depart from designs that have been previously tested. This...