US official: Research finds uranium in Navajo women, babies
About a quarter of Navajo women and some infants who were part of a federally funded study on uranium exposure had high levels of the radioactive metal in their systems,...
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New Mexico has enough nuclear waste
We cannot not let the U.S. Department of Energy and the out-of-state nuclear waste generators turn New Mexico into the nuclear waste capital of the United States. BY GEORGE ANASTAS...
Nuclear weapons are spreading. This plutonium scientist is trying to stop that
Siegfried Hecker serves as a scientific shuttle diplomat, building ties with rival nuclear researchers the world over. BY STEPHEN SHANKLAND | cnet.com When you think of efforts to pare down the world’s...
The Ongoing Call for Nuclear Abolition at Los Alamos
The sick people who prevent gun control and support AK47s are the same people who support the building and maintenance of nuclear weapons, which put millions of people at risk...
Communities in the American Southwest Were Exposed to Nuclear Fallout. Can They Get Compensated?
Radiation epidemiology is a science of uncertainty. BY: ARIA ALAMALHODAEI | motherjones.com August 3, 2019 The atomic bomb was born in the desert. In the early hours of July 16, 1945,...
Listen and subscribe to Press the Button, a weekly podcast from Ploughshares Fund dedicated to nuclear policy and national security. July 22 — This episode features Alex Wellerstein, historian of...
Lawmaker: Expand compensation from nuclear weapons testing
Original Article: apnews.com | BY SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would...
Congress Introduces Legislation to Expand Compensation for Radiation Exposure
Luján, Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Expand Compensation for Individuals Impacted by Radiation Exposure Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, introduced...
“New Mexico residents were neither warned before the 1945 Trinity blast, informed of health hazards afterward, nor evacuated before, during, or after the test. Exposure rates in public areas from...
Watch incredible restored footage of the first nuclear bomb detonation
Original Trinity Footage restoration includes removing dirt and scratches and minimizing some defects in the processing of the original negative. On July 16, 1945, US Army detonated the first nuclear...
The West’s atomic past, in opera halls
The West’s atomic past, in opera halls On stage and in Congress, Trinity test downwinders fight for recognition. Elena Saavedra Buckley, High Country News, Aug. 30, 2018 Outside the Santa Fe...
Nuclear NM
More information on map items: Navajo Nation: A Tour of Abandoned Uranium Mines in Navajo Country and Beyond Cleaning Up Abandoned Uranium Mines Abandoned Uranium Mines Cleanup Gets $600 Million...
Los Alamos National Lab
Description and Current Mission The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), located in north-central New Mexico, was founded during World War II as a secret laboratory for the Manhattan Project. This...
Nuclear Testing Since 1945
The first nuclear weapon test was carried out by the United States at the Trinity site on July 16, 1945, with a yield approximately equivalent to 20 kilotons. The first...
More WIPP Fallout: NNSA Cuts Los Alamos Lab’s Award Fees by 90%
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2014 Contact: Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch NM, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154, jay@nukewatch.org More WIPP Fallout: NNSA Cuts Los Alamos Lab’s Award Fees by 90% Watchdogs Say...
Los Alamos National Laboratory 101 (Sep 26, 2014)
Background: The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in north central New Mexico was originally founded during World War II as the secret atomic weapons lab for the Manhattan Project. This...
Report Reveals That Little is Known About Lab’s Future Plutonium Needs
Report Reveals That Little is Known About Lab’s Future Plutonium Needs Except LANL Contractor Needs Money A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals how the future of expanded nuclear weapon...