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A long road to remediation for hexavalent chromium plume near Los Alamos

Regulators order halt to plume cleanup, say contaminants moving toward pueblo

“It’s been nearly 20 years since the chromium plume was discovered, yet DOE is still struggling with cleanup,” The current pump-and-treat method is marginally effective at best and a process...

State Environment Department Begins to Rein in Work On LANL’s Chromium Plume Given Major Differences With DOE

February 22, 2023July 10, 2023Environmental Impact, LANL Cleanup, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab., New Mexico

At a February 9, 2023 public community forum hosted by the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Office, there were strong indications that the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)...

State Environment Department Begins to Rein in Work On LANL’s Chromium Plume Given Major Differences With DOE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 21, 2023 | Scott Kovac – 505.989.7342 | Email At a February 9, 2023 public community forum hosted by the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los...

District Court Denies Department of Energy’s Motion to Dismiss Plutonium Pits Suit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 13, 2023 | South Carolina Environmental Law Project, Savannah River Site Watch, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, Tri-Valley CAREs, Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition AIKEN, S.C. — In...

Top Environment Official Takes Inside Info to Nuclear Weapons Agency, Gets Puny Slap-on-Wrist for Ethical Violation; Governor Should Enforce State Code of Conduct

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 8, 2023 | Joni Arends, Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety – 505.986.1973 | EmailJay Coghlan – 505.989.7342 | Email Santa Fe, NM – The Department of...

Top Environment Official Takes Inside Info to Nuclear Weapons Agency, Gets Puny Slap-on-Wrist for Ethical Violation; Governor Should Enforce State Code of Conduct

February 7, 2023October 22, 2025DOE, New Mexico, NNSA

Santa Fe, NM – The Department of Energy (DOE) will spend $9.4 billion dollars in New Mexico during this fiscal year 2023, 10% more than the State’s entire operating budget...

Comment on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement

Nuclear Watch New Mexico January 21, 2023 | Email Via email to: LLNLSWEIS@nnsa.doe.gov Ms. Fana Gebeyehu-Houston, LLNL SWEIS Document Manager, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585 Dear Ms. Fana...

NukeWatch DNFSB 2022 Hearing Comments 1-20-23

Nuclear Watch New Mexico January 20, 2023 | Email Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20004 Via email at <hearing@dnfsb.gov> Re: Comments concerning...

Through comprehensive research, public education and effective citizen action, Nuclear Watch New Mexico seeks to promote safety and environmental protection at regional nuclear facilities; mission diversification away from nuclear weapons...

PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION BRIEFING

Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch New Mexico January 17, 2023 | Email GAO report: NNSA Does Not Have a Comprehensive Schedule or Cost Estimate for Pit Production Capability, January 12, 2023,...

GAO: Cost, time estimates for making nuclear bomb cores flawed – Santa Fe New Mexican

The GAO report said the lack of detailed estimates of the costs, time and resources involved is especially glaring because this is the largest and most expensive weapons project undertaken...

LANL waste contractor receives lowest score in its tenure, receives $7.16 million bonus

“It’s the lowest score on the lowest bar of so-called cleanup,” said Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico. “I’m going to very much point my finger at...

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN – OUR VIEW – Getting rid of plutonium pits — so many questions

A Department of Energy proposal to dilute and dispose of plutonium waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad is ready for public comment — the draft environmental impact...

Exposed: The Most Polluted Place in the United States

A new book investigates the toxic legacy of Hanford, the Washington state facility that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons. “Bechtel is a privately owned corporation and we’re spending billions of...

Fallout from a nuclear past: A new book explores the human toll of “nuclear colonization” in New Mexico

Of the three waves of colonization New Mexico has undergone — Spanish, American and nuclear — the latter is the least explored. And for author Myrriah Gómez, there were personal...

Making the Case That Nuclear Weapons Are Immoral: An Interview With Archbishop John C. Wester

If nuclear weapons are ever eliminated, it will be the result of actions big and small at every communal level, from international leaders to civil society. Arms Control Association | December...

New Mexico’s Revolving Nuclear Door: Top Environment Officials Sell Out to Nuclear Weapons Labs

November 30, 2022October 22, 2025LANL Cleanup, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab., New Mexico, Pit Production, Tritium, WIPP

As part of a long, ingrained history, senior officials at the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) have repeatedly resigned to go to work for the nuclear weapons labs, the Department...

New Mexico’s Revolving Nuclear Door: Top Environment Officials Sell Out to Nuclear Weapons Labs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 28, 2022 | Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342 jay@nukewatch.org Santa Fe, NM – As part of a long, ingrained history, senior officials at the New Mexico Environment Department...

Nuclear watchdog accuses ex-environment official of conflicting interests after she accepts LANL job

“Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said there’s a long list of Environment Department officials who went to work for the lab or the agencies that manage...

Watchdog agency grills LANL, nuclear officials on lab safety

[NukeWatch would amend this headline to add “‘lightly’ grills” – The DNFSB was asking tough questions, but DOE and the LANL contractors were not forthcoming with those answers.] “Much of...

A Clear Case of Disqualification of NMED Deputy Cabinet Secretary Stephanie Stringer – Concerned Citizens For Nuclear Safety

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has provided evidence to CCNS and Honor Our Pueblo Existence (HOPE) that Stephanie Stringer, a New Mexico Environment Department Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Chair...

Presentation to the Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee on Discussion Topics Concerning LANL Jay Coghlan

Questionable Department of Energy benefits to New Mexico: • DOE plans to spend $9.4 billion in New Mexico during this fiscal year 2023, 71% for nuclear weapons research and production...

Search Results for: los alamos

Regulators order halt to plume cleanup, say contaminants moving toward pueblo

State Environment Department Begins to Rein in Work On LANL’s Chromium Plume Given Major Differences With DOE

State Environment Department Begins to Rein in Work On LANL’s Chromium Plume Given Major Differences With DOE

District Court Denies Department of Energy’s Motion to Dismiss Plutonium Pits Suit

Top Environment Official Takes Inside Info to Nuclear Weapons Agency, Gets Puny Slap-on-Wrist for Ethical Violation; Governor Should Enforce State Code of Conduct

Top Environment Official Takes Inside Info to Nuclear Weapons Agency, Gets Puny Slap-on-Wrist for Ethical Violation; Governor Should Enforce State Code of Conduct

Comment on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement

NukeWatch DNFSB 2022 Hearing Comments 1-20-23

PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION BRIEFING

GAO: Cost, time estimates for making nuclear bomb cores flawed – Santa Fe New Mexican

LANL waste contractor receives lowest score in its tenure, receives $7.16 million bonus

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN – OUR VIEW – Getting rid of plutonium pits — so many questions

Exposed: The Most Polluted Place in the United States

Fallout from a nuclear past: A new book explores the human toll of “nuclear colonization” in New Mexico

Making the Case That Nuclear Weapons Are Immoral: An Interview With Archbishop John C. Wester

New Mexico’s Revolving Nuclear Door: Top Environment Officials Sell Out to Nuclear Weapons Labs

New Mexico’s Revolving Nuclear Door: Top Environment Officials Sell Out to Nuclear Weapons Labs

Nuclear watchdog accuses ex-environment official of conflicting interests after she accepts LANL job

Watchdog agency grills LANL, nuclear officials on lab safety

A Clear Case of Disqualification of NMED Deputy Cabinet Secretary Stephanie Stringer – Concerned Citizens For Nuclear Safety

Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review Fuels the New Nuclear Arms Race

Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review Fuels the New Nuclear Arms Race

LANL remains key part of U.S. nuclear weapons plan