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...
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...
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,...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
[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...
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...
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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 27, 2022 | Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342 jay@nukewatch.org Santa Fe, NM– Today, the Biden Administration has released its long awaited unclassified Nuclear Posture Review. It headlines a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 27, 2022 | Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342 jay@nukewatch.org Santa Fe, NM– Today, the Biden Administration has released its long awaited unclassified Nuclear Posture Review. It headlines a...
“Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said given the reported problems the lab and Savannah River are grappling with, the review might be trying to add “wiggle...
“Congress should have the courage to begin to help lead us toward a future world free of nuclear weapons…In particular, I call upon the New Mexican congressional delegation to end...
“Scoping” means determining the issues that should be included in public analyses required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of proposed major actions by the federal government. According to...
Today, October 4 is the feast day of St. Francis, the tireless promoter of peace and patron saint of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Pope Francis chose his name in...
“China is playing a game that we are not prepared for, and we need to really begin to mobilize,” said Greg Levesque, the lead author of the report by Strider...
“Coghlan said an example of why the full assessment is necessary is a note on last year’s report for the Los Alamos lab saying it had struggled with some production...
The Los Alamos Reporter | September 15, 2022 losalamosreporter.com The following is a link to the homily delivered Monday by Most Rev. John C. Wester at the Annual United Nations...