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Feds face suit over plan to build atomic weapons component factory in SC

VIEW NEWS CONFERENCE & PRESS RELEASE ABOVE (also archived on the Facebook page of the South Carolina Environmental Law Project: https://www.facebook.com/scelp.org) BY: SAMMY FRETWELL June 29, 2021 | The State,...

U.S. must pledge ‘No First Strike’

“The Savannah River pit plant will cost about $11 billion to build, the NNSA said in its latest budget request: nearly two-and-a-half times as much as a preliminary estimate dating...

DoE Nuclear Agency Can’t Fully Meet Production Deadline for Warhead Cores, Agency Official Tells Lawmakers

“The Savannah River pit plant will cost about $11 billion to build, the NNSA said in its latest budget request: nearly two-and-a-half times as much as a preliminary estimate dating...

Rep. Chris Chandler and NMED Sec. James Kenney Unhappy With Progress Of Waste Shipment From LANL

“The poor performance at LANL I think is exactly why we sued the Department of Energy because we believe the DOE and contractor are in violation of the Consent Order,...

U.S. Plutonium Pit Costs Rise

“In addition, the Government Accountability Office GAO noted in a report published last September that the NNSA has been unable to plan for and complete major construction projects on time...

Biden Proposes $1 billion for Nuclear Weapons Work

If Savannah River is delayed in reaching its pit-making goal, Los Alamos lab could be pressured to produce more than 30 pits a year. “All of this may boomerang on...

Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Board Unanimously Passes Resolution To Dissolve

THANK YOU to everyone who contacted city officials opposing the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities! BY MAIRE O’NEILL maire@losalamosreporter.com| losalamosreporter.com May 27, 2021 Members of the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities...

NM Archbishop Can’t Stay Silent on LANL’s Arms Work

“I believe strongly that Pope Francis is right. For peace to flourish, we have to lay down weapons,” [Archbishop of Santa Fe John Wester] said, referring to Pope Francis’ statement...

Santa Fe to exit Regional Coalition of LANL Communities

THANK YOU to everyone who contacted city officials in support of overturning the RCLC for good! By: Sean P. Thomas sthomas@sfnewmexican.com | Santa Fe New Mexican May 26, 2021 The Santa...

MEDIA ADVISORY: WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S FY 2022 NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND CLEANUP BUDGET REQUEST

May 26, 2021October 22, 2025DOE, FY 2022 Budget, Modernization, NNSA, Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Weapons

For use with DOE’s scheduled budget release on Friday May 28, 2021 For more information, key contacts are listed below. The White House is releasing its detailed Fiscal Year 2022...

Virtual Advocacy for “Safety, Security, and Savings” at ANA DC Days:

May 26, 2021June 7, 2021Biden Administration, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab., Modernization, Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Weapons, Pit Production at LANL, Pit Production at SRS, Savannah River Site, Washington DC

May 26, 2021 Nuclear Watch New Mexico virtually visited Washington, DC this month to participate in the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s “DC Days,” an annual event where organizations from across...

Watch this video from the Stop Forever WIPP coalition: “When is a shaft more than a shaft?” dispelling the idea that an expansion of WIPP will mostly impact the South...

The U.S. Government Hides Some Of Its Darkest Secrets At The Department Of Energy

The Department of Energy controls many ‘black projects’ that live outside of the limelight that is intrinsic to the DoD and the intel community. BY BRETT TINGLEY | thedrive.com May...

County Commission votes to exit Regional Coalition of LANL Communities

The exodus from the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities continued Tuesday. “Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, agreed, adding he believed the coalition effectively stood in the...

LANL’s move to Santa Fe means jobs, and controversy

By: Editorials / ABQJournal Santa Fe’s relationship with Los Alamos National Laboratory has been rocky for years. The City Council, with some regularity, has passed resolutions of concern about the...

Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Struggles To Survive

Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico complained that the RCLC main selling point was to lobby for mission diversification and accelerated cleanup and said he would argue...

Notice of Impending Lawsuit to DOE & NNSA Over Nuclear Bomb Core Plans from Environmental Groups

April 25, 2021December 11, 2023DOE, Environmental Impact, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab., NNSA, Pit Production, Pit Production at LANL, Pit Production at SRS

Nuclear Watch New Mexico, as part of a larger coalition of environmental groups, has threatened the federal government with a lawsuit over cross-country plans to produce plutonium pits, the cores...

Minorities threatened by atomic weapons plants in S. Carolina and NM, groups say

“As construction problems mounted, costs rose, and schedules slipped, (and) defendants hid the true status of the project,” the indictment said. “…Delays and cost overruns — hidden by SCANA officials...

Groups Notify Biden Admin of Impending Lawsuit Over Nuclear Bomb Core Plans

Multi-state coalition says DOE’s plans to massively expand plutonium pit production violate a major environmental law and constitutes an environmental injustice. Jay Coghlan of Nuclear Watch New Mexico commented, “Instead of...

Sparks flying from nuclear waste barrel prompt investigation

Flawed packing of radioactive waste caused sparks to fly from a container at Los Alamos National Laboratory, prompting evacuation of the work area and later the underground disposal site near...

Environment, Public Health On The Way To Better Protection As Environment Department Receives Budget Increase

“After a decade of budget cuts, the New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) base budget will increase by 21.3% for the upcoming state fiscal year starting July 1, 2021. The additional...

DOE Planning to Increase Down-Blended Plutonium Shipments to Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Savannah River Site is the third largest shipper of waste to WIPP, with 1,679 as of April 3, per the latest records from WIPP. By: Adrian Hedden | currentargus.com April 7,...

Santa Fe City Council rejects LANL coalition agreement

By: Sean P. Thomas, The Santa Fe New Mexican | sfnewmexican.com March 31, 2021 The Santa Fe City Council has rejected an amended joint powers agreement with the Regional Coalition...

Critique of the RCLC Amended Joint Powers Agreement

The Santa Fe City Council will vote on March 31 to adopt or not the Amended Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) among seven local governments and two Pueblos to continue the...

Regional Coalition of LANL Communities

Related Articles Santa Fe’s benefit from LANL coalition questioned, Santa Fe New Mexican, Mar 17, 2021 Santa Fe councilors question LANL coalition membership, Albuquerque Journal, Mar 2, 2021 Panel...