“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...
“We are working around the U.S and we are working with our international partners to develop verification technologies some of which are associated with imagining a world without nuclear and...
2018 Media NMED And EM-LA Present FY2019 Legacy Cleanup Priorities In Community Meeting Los Alamos Reporter, Dec 1, 2018, By Marie O’Neill Under public comment, Jay Coghlan, director of Nuclear...
“…Residents of Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Los Alamos and beyond asked questions and made comments about nuclear production and disposal in New Mexico. The crowd addressed a pair of officials from...
“We live in the third-most impoverished state in the nation, and yet we’re throwing away money to build weapons of war rather than take care of our own people…The U.S....
NUKEWATCH WORK PRODUCT NUKEWATCH MEDIA Atomic Histories & Nuclear Testing LANL's Central Mission: Los Alamos Lab officials have recently claimed that LANL has moved away from primarily nuclear weapons to "national...
Milestones to meet in the coming year are to work on three monitoring wells and complete two reports, said Scott Kovac, Nuclear Watch New Mexico’s operations director. He called the...
Cover, March 15: “The Foilies” Notorious LANL delays Concerning the article “presenting the nationwide look at the last year’s most terrible transparency,” the Santa Fe Reporter could have stayed home and reported on...
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President Biden has released his proposed FY 2024 budget for the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous nuclear weapons agency, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The budget for NNSA’s “Total Weapons...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 14, 2023 Jay Coghlan – 505.989.7342 | Email | Scott Kovac – 505.989.7342 | Email Santa Fe, NM – President Biden has released his proposed FY...
“One watchdog group, which requested the complete reports, said the lab appears to have consistent struggles in its quest to produce pits. “’It’s more indication that production is prioritized over...
Today, the National Nuclear Security Administration[1] (NNSA) finally posted its FY 2022 Performance Evaluation Reports to its electronic “FOIA Reading Room.” These reports are “Frequently Requested Documents” as defined by...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 9, 2023 Jay Coghlan – 505.989.7342 | Email | Scott Kovac – 505.989.7342 | Email Santa Fe, NM – Today, the National Nuclear Security Administration[1] (NNSA)...
“Moquino said communication between the various parties will become vital if the plume continues to spread.” “If it’s detected on our land, that changes the whole scope and dynamic of...