Immediate Public Comments Needed about Two Proposed Beryllium Lathes at LANL
If you are concerned about proposed expansion of beryllium machining operations at LANL, now is the time to express your interest to the New Mexico Environment Depart Air Quality Bureau! Find sample public comment letter on our website http://nuclearactive.org
24 Feb 20224min
New Mexico Environment Department Permits More Expansion of WIPP Underground
Despite receiving comments from 19 non-governmental and business organizations representing tens of thousands of New Mexicans, the New Mexico Environment Department has permitted the use of the underground disposal Panel 8 at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) with 16-foot high ceilings.
18 Feb 20224min
Confusion Reigns over Draft Discharge Permit for LANL’s Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility
This week Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety (CCNS) asked the New Mexico Environment Department to withdraw its draft groundwater permit DP-1132 for the Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) because of the confusing, incomplete and defective documents released for public review and comment.
10 Feb 20224min
LANL's Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility Needs Proper Regulation Now
The NMED is again trying to skirt proper regulation of the Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility at LANL as required by the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act.
3 Feb 20224min
Triad Wants DOE to Accept Increased Risk from Plutonium-238 Stored in Uncertified Containers at LANL
The independent Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board recently reported that Triad National Security LLC, the nuclear weapons contractor at LANL, wants the DOE to accept the risk of bringing large shipments of plutonium-238 in uncertified containers for repackaging in the Plutonium Facility.
27 Jan 20224min
Celebration in Los Alamos on First Anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Saturday January 22, 2022, marks the first anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Join us for a wonderful event from 1 to 3pm at Ashley Pond in Los Alamos.
20 Jan 20224min
Pastoral Letter from Santa Fe's Archbishop: Living in the Light of Christ's Peace: A Conversation Toward Nuclear Disarmament.
January 11th, Archbishop of Santa Fe John C Wester released his historic pastoral letter Living in the Light of Christ's Peace: A Conversation Toward Nuclear Disarmament.
12 Jan 20224min
Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. on the First Anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Saturday January 22nd from 1 - 3 PM at Ashley Pond in Los Alamos join CCNS, Veterans for Peace, Nuclear Watch New Mexico and others for a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. and the first anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Visit Nuclear Ban Treaty Days of Action facebook Page for information. ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/336042507972854 ) For information on Dr. King and the Treaty visit Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. ( https://orepa.org/ )
6 Jan 20224min
