Celebration of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons organized by Veterans for Peace View Photos from the banner event declaring “Nuclear weapons are...
One of the main problems with talking about nuclear weapons is that it often becomes abstract and hypothetical. Most people barely know which countries have nuclear weapons and do not...
Biden administration expected to take ‘critical look’ at next-generation warhead, estimated to be twice as explosive as Trident By: Colin Demarest cdemarest@aikenstandard.com / postandcourier.com In blunt, if not damning, remarks at...
The summaries of NNSA's contractor FY 2020 Performance Evaluation Report are now available. Of interest with respect to the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is "The Laboratory did not meet...
“N3B is going after the low-hanging fruit, cleaning up less than 2,000 cubic yards of contaminated dirt,” said Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico. “Let’s hear their...
NNSA issues Notice of Intent to prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program “In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, an online scoping meeting will be held in...
Smith’s doubts are neither new nor uncommon. And they cast a dark shadow over what many in Aiken County see as a jobs jackpot, among other things. BY: Colin Demarest cdemarest@aikenstandard.com...
Savannah River Site Watch https://srswatch.org/ Columbia, South Carolina USA For Immediate Release December 14, 2020 The powerful chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Representation Adam Smith, has raised great...
Texas A&M is part of Triad National Security, LLC (Texas A&M, U. of California and Battelle), and is currently already managing the Los Alamos Lab. By: Monica Kast | Knoxville News...
“South Carolina could be left holding the plutonium bag…It’s clear that the plutonium bomb plant at SRS is being driven by contractors and boosters who stand to profit by making...
Sandia Labs News Releases | sandia.gov ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A mock B61-12’s strike in the dusty Nevada desert successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests with the U.S....
“After Brouillette and Gordon-Hagerty feuded last winter over the size of the NNSA’s budget — a contest that broke in Gordon-Hagerty’s favor when President Donald Trump requested roughly $20 billion...
Several nuclear waste experts are urging members of Congress and the public to oppose any proposals to transport highly radioactive nuclear waste from power plants to temporary or long-term storage...
More than 100 people tuned in to a virtual community engagement meeting hosted by the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Thursday evening where the proposed venting of four flanged tritium...
November 4, 2020 The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) proposes to vent up to 114,000 curies of radioactive tritium gas to the open atmosphere while claiming that it poses no...
BY DR. VIRGINIA NECOCHEA & CHARLES DE SAILLAN Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. It emits beta radiation, which can be very dangerous if inhaled. Like other forms of...
Critical Applications’ ventilation project was tied to a radiation leak in 2014 that often is recalled as the “kitty litter” incident. BY: SCOTT WYLAND | santafenewmexican.com A subcontractor is suing the...
The plant was erected in Pike County, Ohio during the cold war to enrich uranium. Then people started getting sick. Now, they’re stuck cleaning up the mess. By: Kevin Williams |...
JERRY E. FUENTES, 66, a resident of Truchas who was falsely accused in the 1980s of attempted murder at Los Alamos National Laboratory, passed away in his home surrounded by...
October 21, 2020 Ms. Fana Gebeyehu-Houston NEPA Document Manager National Nuclear Security Administration Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, L-293, Livermore, CA 94551-0808 By Email to:LLNLSWEIS@nnsa.doe.gov Re: Scoping Comments...
The public will get a chance to comment and learn more about Los Alamos National Laboratory’s plans to release radioactive vapors into the atmosphere from several barrels of tritium-tainted waste....
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Report demonstrates beyond doubt that a FULL programmatic environmental impact statement on expanded plutonium pit production is needed, as well as new site-wide EIS...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has approved its plans to increase plutonium pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) by 50 percent as a way to comply with what...
Nuclear waste shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) near San Francisco, California resumed this month after a 10-year pause. BY: ADRIANE...
WORK PRODUCT NUKEWATCH IN THE MEDIA Atomic Histories & Nuclear Testing NukeWatch Compilation of the DOE/NNSA FY 2020 Budget Request - VIEW LANL FY 2020 Budget Request - VIEW Sandia FY...