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LANL logs two glove box mishaps in the same week

The long path of plutonium: A new map charts contamination at thousands of sites, miles from Los Alamos National Laboratory

Plutonium hotspots appear along tribal lands, hiking trails, city streets and the Rio Grande River, a watchdog group finds Searchlight New Mexico, by Alicia Inez Guzmán, April 25, 2024 For years, the public had no clear picture of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s plutonium footprint. Had the ubiquitous plutonium at LANL infiltrated the soil? The water? Had…

New map shows plutonium contamination miles away from Los Alamos National Laboratory

Hotspots appear in nearly 13,000 locations, Nuclear Watch New Mexico reports

Public given more time to comment on LANL's chromium plume measures

Residents, activists and others have expressed concerns about what they say is the lab's slow progress on the issue.

Public given more time to comment on LANL's steps against toxic plume

Residents, activists and others have expressed concerns about the pace of the lab's progress on the issue.

State, feds will seek independent expert over chromium plume threatening San Ildefonso Pueblo

U.S. Energy Department treatment of the decades-old toxic plume, caused by Los Alamos National Laboratory Research, was halted in March over state regulator's claims the work was making the substance

Report: Glove box breach contaminates LANL worker

Technicians detected contaminants on the protective bootie of a worker who had triggered an alarm while preparing to leave a work area that handles heat-source plutonium.

New nuclear waste rules stricter for Carlsbad area facility. Will New Mexico enforce?

The new permit will dictate how nuclear waste is disposed of an monitored for the next 10 years at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Bill to block nuclear waste site near Carlsbad supported by lawmakers

The bill was written in response to a proposal to build a temporary storage facility for spent fuel near the Eddy-Lea County line.

The US Still Doesn't Know How and Where It Will Store Its Growing Nuclear Waste

The estimated cost of handling the degrading radioactive material is rising steadily — $512 billion at last count.