Saturday, April 26 th Second Annual WIPP Plutonium Trail Caravan from Santa Fe to Las Vegas, New Mexico

Saturday, April 26 th Second Annual WIPP Plutonium Trail Caravan from Santa Fe to Las Vegas, New Mexico

The Department of Energy (DOE) promised the People of New Mexico that they

would cleanup and dispose of its plutonium-contaminated nuclear bomb wastes by

depositing waste into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) over 25 years and close.

DOE broke its promise when that deadline passed on March 26, 2024. But DOE has a

new plan to keep the deep geologic nuclear waste disposal facility at WIPP open for 60

more years for legacy bomb waste.

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Proposed Funding Increases for DOE Operations in New Mexico

Proposed Funding Increases for DOE Operations in New Mexico

Exploding Biden Administration budgets for the three Department of Energy (DOE) sites in New Mexico fully support the dangerous trend to develop more provocative nuclear weapons.

21 Apr 20224min

Another Leaking Container at WIPP

Another Leaking Container at WIPP

Eight years after the 2014 explosion of one or more waste containers disposed in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) underground, on Saturday, April 9 th , WIPP announced that one or more waste containers had leaked radioactive liquids while being unloaded from a TRUPACT-II shipping container in the Waste Handling Building.

14 Apr 20224min

Action Steps for the Planetary Nuclear Wake-Up Call

Action Steps for the Planetary Nuclear Wake-Up Call

Last week we quoted Cynthia Lazaroff about the nuclear dangers in Ukraine and her call to come forward that "Our work is more important now that ever." This week we quote the call to come forward from Ralph Hutchison, Coordinator of the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, to all those working for the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty, that this is our time.

7 Apr 20224min

War in Ukraine Creates a Planetary Nuclear Wake-Up Call

War in Ukraine Creates a Planetary Nuclear Wake-Up Call

This week the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation held a virtual presentation by Cynthia Lazaroff and Richard Falk about the nuclear dangers in Ukraine. www.wagingpeace.org

31 Mar 20224min

Nuclear Watch New Mexico Settlement Moves Cleanup at LANL Forward

Nuclear Watch New Mexico Settlement Moves Cleanup at LANL Forward

This week Nuclear Watch New Mexico announced the successful settlement of its lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) about its slow cleanup of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

24 Mar 20224min

Celebrate the Bob Alvarez Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, March 19th

Celebrate the Bob Alvarez Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, March 19th

Please join the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability and the Nuclear Information and Resource Service to acknowledge Robert Alvarez, one of the bedrock founders of the national movement to unmask the human and environmental carnage that resulted directly from the U.S. effort to create a massive nuclear arsenal. The live virtual event runs from 1 to 2:30 pm Mountain Daylight Time this Saturday March 19th.

17 Mar 20224min

Victories for Clean Water in New Mexico

Victories for Clean Water in New Mexico

Last week, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission met to deliberate and make final decisions about the state's Surface Water Quality Standards.

10 Mar 20224min

Why You Should Care about the Expanding WIPP Mission

Why You Should Care about the Expanding WIPP Mission

Excerpts from Cindy Wheeler's speech during the March 1,2022 press conference at the New Mexico Capitol explains why you should care about the expanding mission for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

3 Mar 20224min

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