New Mexico Is Divided Over The ‘Perfect Site’ To Store Nation’s Nuclear Waste
“Why should we be the ones to take this negative project on and put up with the consequences?” says Rose Gardner, a florist who lives 35 miles from the proposed...
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LETTER: New Mexico governor says no to high-level nuclear waste
mynorthwest.com June 7, 2019 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor said Friday she’s opposed to plans by a New Jersey-based company to build a multibillion-dollar facility in her state...
Nation’s most ambitious project to clean up nuclear weapons waste has stalled at Hanford
The Energy Department’s most environmentally important and technically ambitious project to clean up Cold War nuclear weapons waste has stalled, putting at jeopardy an already long-delayed effort to protect the...
Parties Prepare to Start Mediation Over WIPP Waste Volume
Face-to-face mediation is expected in June between public interest groups and the New Mexico Environment Department over changes to the way waste volume is calculated underground at the Energy Department’s...
Frantic parents fear for kids after radioactive contamination found at Ohio middle school
“It’s so scary that my child has been exposed to this because I have no idea how it’s going to affect him,” one mother said. BY SAFIA SAMEE ALI |...
Ohio town worries about safety after radioactive contamination is found at middle school
On Monday, Zahn’s Corner Middle School in Piketon was closed because enriched uranium had been detected inside the building and neptunium-237 had been detected by an air monitor next to...
Federal nuclear board nixes request for hearing on New Mexico waste facility
By Rebecca Moss | rmoss@sfnewmexican.com May 7, 2019 A federal board that oversees commercial nuclear materials and licenses said Tuesday it has rejected a request by a group of opponents...
New Mexico Is Divided Over The ‘Perfect Site’ To Store Nation’s Nuclear Waste
“There’s nobody that’s been able to demonstrate to me that there isn’t risk here,” says New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. “There is risk. We need to be clear about that....
US underground nuclear waste dump explained
BY SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | stripes.com March 23, 2019 WHAT IS THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT? WIPP is the United States’ only permanent underground repository licensed to take what is...
Nuke Waste Destined to Remain
BY COLIN DEMAREST | thetandd.com Aiken Standard: ‘I’m not confident at all’: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham casts real doubt on Energy Department GREENVILLE — South Carolina’s senior senator, who often stumps for the...
The Cost to Clean Up America’s Cold War Nuclear Waste Jumps to $377 Billion
The bill for a half century of nuclear weapons production is growing fast. “The GAO [Government Accountability Office] estimates the EM’s “environmental liability grew by almost $105 billion, from $163...
Opponents fight back against WIPP permit change on waste volume tracking, appeal filed
“Scott Kovac of Nuclear Watch New Mexico said the change should not have been approved without an explanation from the DOE about how to address lost space after a contamination...
Advocacy Groups Go to Court to Stop WIPP Waste Volume Accounting Change
“Rather than pursuing the permit modification, the Department of Energy should comply with the legal capacity limit and begin a public process to explain what additional waste it wants to...
More Nuclear Waste Coming to New Mexico
Albuquerque Journal By Mark Oswald / Journal Staff Writer Sunday, January 13th, 2019 at 12:01am U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is encouraging Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s new administration to reconsider a...
Don’t let feds change the rules for cleaning up Hanford nuclear waste
The public can comment on the U.S. Department of Energy’s proposed changes to Hanford nuclear waste cleanup rules until Jan. 9. By Tom Carpenter NukeWatch NM and Hanford Challenge are...
Belen passes resolution opposing nuclear waste transportation
Belen passes resolution opposing nuclear waste transportation NISG (Nuclear Issues Study Group) worked to get a resolution opposing the transportation of High Level Radioactive Waste in front of the City...
LANL Ships Waste Offsite Illegally, Again and Again
LANL Ships Waste Offsite Illegally, Again and Again Posted by Scott Kovac Nov 14, 2018 New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to LANL for several...
WIPP: Waste Calculation Change Discussed
BY ADRIAN C. HEDDEN, Carlsbad currentargus.com WIPP: “Calculation change will not impact facility’s capacity” [We at NukeWatch do believe that this proposed change WILL expand WIPP’s capacity and are working hard...
Critics: WIPP proposal would allow more nuclear waste storage
Critics: WIPP proposal would allow more nuclear waste storage By Rebecca Moss | sfnewmexican.com Sep 19, 2018 Updated Sep 19, 2018 As the public comment period closes Thursday on modifications...
Citizens Oppose Plans For New Mexico Nuclear Waste Dump
Citizens Oppose New Mexico Nuke Dump The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 2018, HR 3053, known as the Shimkus Bill, has passed the House on its way to the Senate....
NMED Announces Comment Period For WIPP Permit Modification to Change Waste Volume Accounting
In an example of Now-You-See-It-Now-You-Don’t, the NM Environment Department (NMED) is proposing to change their method of measuring waste emplaced into the underground at WIPP. This would would allow 30%...
Lethal High-Level Waste
No High-Level Waste To New Mexico "The most toxic and dangerous type of radioactive waste created by the nuclear industry" This is waste generated by nuclear power plants called 'high-level...
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Description and Current Mission The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is the nation's only deep geologic long-lived radioactive waste repository. Located 26 miles southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico, the WIPP...
Oppose Plans To Bring ALL the Nation’s Commercial Reactor Waste To New Mexico!
Oppose Plans To Bring ALL the Nation’s Commercial Reactor Waste To New Mexico! Contact your New Mexico U.S. Representative ASAP! Contact Information and Sample Request are Below Please vote against...
Lab Fire Highlights Ongoing LANL Waste Problems
The incident highlighted, once again, a pattern of consistent mismanagement in the maintenance and cleanup of some of the most dangerous materials on Earth. This pattern of problems also has...