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United States pushes ahead with nuclear plans despite watchdog concerns SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 02:46 PM IST Share Synopsis The agency doesn't articulate what exactly that money would be spent on nor does it include the cost of other preparations that would be needed for Los Alamos National Laboratory to begin producing 30 plutonium cores per year. Getty Images People hold a CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disamament) outside the U.S. embassy during a 'Stop the War' protest on August 11, 2017 in London, England Related The Biden administration appears to be picking up where former Pres...

Study Says Future Of New Mexico May Include Fewer People - By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Flanked by booming economies and community growth, New Mexico is likely to watch its population count plateau in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic and then slowly decline with a pronounced drop in school- and working-aged residents and a drain on rural areas, authors of a report on demographic trends announced Thursday. The report from the Legislature's budget and accountability office adds to indications in the 2020 Census of a population slowdown across large swaths of the high-desert state. ...

Huge disruption for Northern New Mexico with electricity plans for Los Alamos plutonium cores production. The U.S. government plans to build a new transmission line and make other upgrades to ensure its northern New Mexico nuclear weapons laboratory has enough electricity for current and future missions. April 20, 2021,  By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government plans to build a new transmission line and make other upgrades costing hundreds of million dollars to ensure its laboratory in northern New Mexico has enough electricity for ongoing o...

New Mexico Utility Seeks To Recover Spike In Gas Costs - By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press New Mexico Gas Co. wants to recover costs associated with dramatic spikes in natural gas prices over the winter. The utility said Tuesday it has filed an application with the state Public Regulation Commission. The proposal calls for spreading the recovery of the costs through December 2023 in order to minimize the effects on customers' monthly bills. If approved by regulators, the average increase for customers would be about $5.70 per month, or about 10%. Utility officials say the costs faced ...

First Lady Jill Biden To Visit Albuquerque, Navajo Nation – Associated Press First lady Jill Biden plans to visit an Albuquerque health care facility as part of a three-day, two-state visit to the U.S. Southwest this week. The White House announced that Biden will be accompanied by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham when she visits the First Choice Community Healthcare clinic in Albuquerque's South Valley on Wednesday afternoon. Biden also will travel to the Navajo Nation where she will meet Thursday with Navajo President Jonathan Nez and First Lady Phefelia Nez in Window Rock, Arizona...