Appeal Filed Against NMED Approval of the New Shaft at WIPP
On October 27th, New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney granted the DOE and its contractor, Nuclear Waste Partnership, the latest approval requested to expand WIPP.
18 Nov 20214min
N3B Puts Profits before the Public's Concerns about Permit Renewal at LANL
The public learned this week that DOE asked the LANL cleanup contractor, N3B, to request that the NM Environment Department move 19 hazardous wast sites from one part of the hazardous waste permit to ...
11 Nov 20214min
COP26 and Nuclear Power: Direct Support for Nuclear Weapons
Our colleague, Linda Pentz Gunter, has written a brilliant piece about the connections between nuclear power and nuclear weapons.
3 Nov 20214min
DOE's Santa Came Early: NMED Approves FOREVER WIPP
NMED granted the Department of Energy approval to excavate and use new Shaft No. 5 and its associated drifts in the WIPP Underground. Essentially ensuring Forever WIPP.
28 Okt 20214min
WIPP Shipments Stopped Due to Maintenance Problems at Site
Due to on-going maintenance problems in the underground disposal facility, WIPP requested an extension of time from NMED to store waste in the Waste Handling Building.
21 Okt 20214min
Santa Fe County Nuclear Waste Emergency Response Town Hall Tuesday October 19th
In response to community concerns about the proposed increased shipments of more dangerous forms of plutonium along New Mexico State Road 599, Santa Fe County District 2 Commissioner Anna Hansen will ...
14 Okt 20214min
New Mexico Governor's WIPP Task Force Holds Meeting
For the first time in 3 years, the New Mexico Governor's WIPP Task Force met October 6th. WIPP = Waste Isolation Pilot Plant DOE = Department of Energy NAS = National Academies of Science GAO = Gover...
7 Okt 20214min
WIPP Expansion Continues; Public Comments on Proposed Panels 11 and 12 Due Monday, October 4th
When will the New Mexico Environment Department acknowledge the DOE's proposals for WIPP as expansion?
29 Sep 20214min
