January 6th Environment Dept. Virtual Meeting for LANL Consent Order
The New Year will begin with the NM Environment Department's virtual public meeting about the annual cleanup plan for legacy waste at LANL.
29 Joulu 20214min
Will Construction be Delayed on the New Shaft at WIPP?
Two appeals have been filed in the NM Court of Appeals to challenge the decision by NM Environment Dept. Secretary James Kenney to approve the new shaft at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
22 Joulu 20214min
Santa Fe Archbishop to Hold an Unveiling and Blessing of a Sign of Peace December 19th
At 1:00p.m. Mountain Time Sunday December 19th, the Archbishop of Santa Fe, John C Wester, will hold an Unveiling and Blessing of a Sign of Peace at The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in downtown San...
16 Joulu 20214min
RECA Amendments Pass House Judiciary Committee 25 to 8 Dec 9
In a stunning bipartisan vote, this week the U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021 on a vote of 25 to 8.
13 Joulu 20214min
A Third Attempt at Consent-Based Siting for High-Level Radioactive Waste
Tuesday November 30th, the DOE held a press conference to announce a third attempt to find communities, sovereign tribal nations, or local or state governments to host an interim federal storage facil...
2 Joulu 20214min
Public Comments Needed for Public Hearing on WIPP Panel 8
DOE has raised the height of the underground waste disposal Panel 8 from 13 feet to 16 feet in violation of the Permit.
23 Marras 20214min
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 Marras 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 Marras 20214min
