doe /tags/doe doe en-US Copyright Fri, 18 Jan 2019 22:57:34 GMT Former WIPP Project Leader Talks Permit Changes /local-news/2019-01-18/former-wipp-project-leader-talks-permit-changes Congress decided in the ’90s how much nuclear waste could be deposited into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southern New Mexico. WIPP is the only place… Fri, 18 Jan 2019 22:57:34 GMT /local-news/2019-01-18/former-wipp-project-leader-talks-permit-changes Marisa Demarco LANL’s Long Environmental Cleanup /public-health-new-mexico/2016-09-06/lanls-long-environmental-cleanup Los Alamos National Laboratory has been one of the country’s foremost nuclear research centers ever since the atomic bomb was developed there in the… Tue, 06 Sep 2016 21:15:37 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-09-06/lanls-long-environmental-cleanup Ed Williams UNM President Frank On DOJ Report /public-health-new-mexico/2016-06-09/unm-president-frank-on-doj-report Right after the federal Department of Justice released a lengthy report slamming the University of New Mexico for mishandling sexual assault cases, UNM… Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:22:30 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-06-09/unm-president-frank-on-doj-report Marisa Demarco National Labs Fined For Mishandling Classified Materials /local-news/2015-06-09/national-labs-fined-for-mishandling-classified-materials The Department of Energy has fined the contractors that manage Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories nearly $1 million for mishandling sensitive… Tue, 09 Jun 2015 23:22:41 GMT /local-news/2015-06-09/national-labs-fined-for-mishandling-classified-materials Lingering Concerns During WIPP Cleanup /public-health-new-mexico/2014-12-18/lingering-concerns-during-wipp-cleanup As cleanup of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant commences, folks down south remain concerned about transparency and oversight. John Heaton is the chairman… Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:33:17 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-12-18/lingering-concerns-during-wipp-cleanup Marisa Demarco Environment Department Fines WIPP, LANL $54M /local-news/2014-12-06/environment-department-fines-wipp-lanl-54m New Mexico is fining the U.S. Department of Energy $54 million for incidents at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste storage facility.The Waste… Sat, 06 Dec 2014 23:01:10 GMT /local-news/2014-12-06/environment-department-fines-wipp-lanl-54m Elaine Baumgartel Management, Safety Cited For Radiation Release At WIPP /public-health-new-mexico/2014-04-25/management-safety-cited-for-radiation-release-at-wipp Department of Energy investigators say a radiation release from the federal government's underground nuclear waste dump in southeastern New Mexico was the… Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:18:26 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-04-25/management-safety-cited-for-radiation-release-at-wipp Jeri Clausing Officials: Air In Underground Nuclear Waste Facility Is Safe, Fire Is Out /local-news/2014-02-05/officials-air-in-underground-nuclear-waste-facility-is-safe-fire-is-out UPDATE 5:30p 2/6: Work has resumed at southeastern New Mexico's nuclear waste repository. But officials say they don't yet know what caused the truck fire… Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:18:58 GMT /local-news/2014-02-05/officials-air-in-underground-nuclear-waste-facility-is-safe-fire-is-out