nuclear waste storage /tags/nuclear-waste-storage nuclear waste storage en-US Copyright Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:39:21 GMT Nuclear waste will be center stage at townhall with federal officials /local-news/2024-07-22/nuclear-waste-new-mexico Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:39:21 GMT /local-news/2024-07-22/nuclear-waste-new-mexico Megan Kamerick Let's talk nuclear waste production and storage /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2024-07-12/nuclear-waste-wipp-lanl What is the future of WIPP, which was supposed to be a pilot project, especially with more plutonium pit production planned at Los Alamos National Laboratory? How long will WIPP remain open and will it be expanded? Those are some of the questions advocates have for a town hall that will take place on July 22nd with top officials from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and its Office of Environmental Management. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:12:17 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2024-07-12/nuclear-waste-wipp-lanl Megan Kamerick Nuclear officials hold 'historic' uranium meeting on Navajo Nation /local-news/2022-04-26/navajos-want-uranium-contaminated-land-cleaned-in-historic-meetings-with-nuclear-officials In a historic move, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission made the trek from Washington D.C. all the way to western New Mexico on April 22 to meet with Navajo tribal members and leaders who desperately want uranium contamination off their lands. ľĹÉ«Íř talked with New Mexico In Depth’s Marjorie Childress to find out what the community was saying. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:14:46 GMT /local-news/2022-04-26/navajos-want-uranium-contaminated-land-cleaned-in-historic-meetings-with-nuclear-officials Bryce Dix WIPP Leak Seal Criticized /local-news/2015-06-02/wipp-leak-seal-criticized Underground rooms at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant where radiation leaked in 2014 have been sealed off, but nuclear watchdogs are not satisfied.When the… Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:44:13 GMT /local-news/2015-06-02/wipp-leak-seal-criticized Feds Not Surprised By Nuclear Fines /local-news/2014-12-08/feds-not-surprised-by-nuclear-fines The Department of Energy wasn’t surprised when they were hit with tens of millions of dollars in fines by the state environment department for mishandling… Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:34:01 GMT /local-news/2014-12-08/feds-not-surprised-by-nuclear-fines 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 Watchdog Says Nuclear Storage Boom Unlikely /local-news/2014-09-09/watchdog-says-nuclear-storage-boom-unlikely Supporters of a plan to profit from nuclear waste storage in southern New Mexico said this week that they hope to start collecting spent fuel rods from… Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:36:06 GMT /local-news/2014-09-09/watchdog-says-nuclear-storage-boom-unlikely New Mexico Eyes Nuke Project After Ruling /local-news/2014-09-08/new-mexico-eyes-nuke-project-after-ruling Two southeastern New Mexico counties could get a new nuclear-related project thanks to a ruling by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.The Hobbs… Mon, 08 Sep 2014 22:31:38 GMT /local-news/2014-09-08/new-mexico-eyes-nuke-project-after-ruling The Hobbs News-Sun