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
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
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 Mars 20224min
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 Mars 20224min
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 Mars 20224min
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 Mars 20224min
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 Mars 20224min
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
