CCNS Update

In a rare bi-partisan effort, the Texas legislature passed a nearly unanimous bill prohibiting the future storage or disposal of high-level radioactive waste, however, the NRC licensed construction and operation of a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility in Andrews County, Texas.

DOE's plan to expand WIPP without public comment underway. https://stopforeverwipp.org/home http://nuclearactive.org

Beginning at noon on Tuesday September 7th, the New Mexico Environment Department will hold a virtual public hearing for a groundwater discharge permit for WIPP.

NMED is holding a virtual public hearing for a groundwater discharge permit that would allow the construction and use of a Salt Cell 5 and Salt Storage Pond 5, It is scheduled for Tuesday September 7th at noon.

Publicly denying plans to double the size of WIPP, the DOE continues to ask for a new "west wing"

On August 6th and 9th, 1945 the U.S. Government dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Commemoration events were held in Los Alamos and Taos. To listen to the panel discussion, courtesy of KCEI-FM go to - https://culturalenergy.org/listenlinks.htm#aug2021

Over 60 people attended a town hall to learn about Santa Fe County's emergency preparedness and response capabilities. 

Near the end of WWII on August 6th, the U.S. Government dropped a uranium atomic bomb on Hiroshima and 3 days later on August 9th dropped a plutonium atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.

Even though Sandia National Laboratory stated it could completely excavate the Mixed Waste Landfill, NMED replied sampling and monitoring would be sufficient to address potential risks.

Three events are scheduled to commemorate the long-lasting harm done by the first atomic bomb test at the Trinity site in south central New Mexico on July 16th, 1945.

If you live near or recreate on a New Mexico river, stream, or lake or irrigate from one, water quality should be a concern. Participate in the Public Hearing!

How many times do non-governmental organizations need to ask for the DOE and the NNSA to follow the law before they file a lawsuit, six!

New Mexico Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham petitions EPA to safeguard water in state from toxic chemicals.

The presidents of the United States and Russia met and discussed a number of matters including "Strategic Stability."

The New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission will take up important regulatory water issues soon.

The DOE released its Fiscal Year 2022 congressional budget request for nuclear weapons activities this past Friday.

The Virtual Public hearings on the new shaft at WIPP ended last week. Here is a possible timeline.

Legal maneuvering by the New Mexico Environment Department and the Department of Energy (DOE), and decisions made by the Hearing Officer, have limited the scope of the virtual public hearing about whether the plan to dig a new $197 million shaft at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) will be approved. The hearing Clerk's email address: Madai. Corral@state.nm.us .

Monday May 17th begins a 5 day virtual public hearing by the Hazardous Waste Bureau. Plan to be a part of the event!

No DOE employee will testify about the purpose and need for construction of a fifth shaft into the underground mine at WIPP.

When DOE (Department of Energy) gets in a hurry to ship plutonium-contaminated waste, bad things happen.

Celebrating Earth Day and the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, with 3 events. https://taosenvironmentalfilmfestival.com/ https://tosavetheworld.ca/events-3/?event_id=433 http://www.nuclearban.us/

Why is the Hazardous Waste Bureau processing an incomplete permit modification for WIPP?

A 55-gallon drum of plutonium-contaminated waste had sparks visible and caused an evacuation at LANL! 

Long term waste storage licenses asked to be halted by New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas.