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00:04:05

New Mexicans Can Save the DNFSB; Contact Our Senators...

CCNS Update ·

2025/09/18

The independent Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has been dwindlingfrom a five-member board to one member and may disappear if we, the People, do notraise our voices to support its essential nuclear safety work. The Safety Board needs atleast two new members. And that needs to get done by October 16th. New Mexico U.S.Senators Heinrich and Lujan have key roles to play to ensure the Safety Board’s workcontinues unimpeded.

00:04:13

Friday, September 26 th is the International Day for...

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2025/09/11

Following the 80 th year since the bombings of Trinity, Hiroshima and Nagasaki,did you know that 2025 is also the 80 th year since the formation of the United Nations?The General Assembly’s first resolution recognized nuclear disarmament as theprincipal goal of the United Nations.

00:04:26

Spreading the Word about WIPP at the 115 th Annual...

CCNS Update ·

2025/09/03

On Saturday, August 30 th , after a beautiful drive across the plains of NortheasternNew Mexico, members of the Stop Forever WIPP Coalition arrived in the Village ofWagon Mound. With a population of less than 300, this rural community feels tight-knit,with many friends and families gathering to celebrate the mighty Pinto Bean every LaborDay. In addition to being next door to the beautiful Wagon Mound butte, this village isalso located right off Interstate 25. This stretch is one of the routes used

00:04:21

New Mexico Environment Department Must Reject LANL’s...

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2025/08/28

Given the recent data dumps by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) aboutits proposed venting of large quantities of radioactive tritium from four Flanged TritiumWaste Containers, the New Mexico Environment Department must reject LANL’sAugust 22 nd regulatory request for temporary authorization to vent. This Updatedescribes some of the obstacles LANL put in place to obstruct public participation andtimely access to important documents.

00:04:21

LANL Silences Public and Tribal Voices While Pushing...

CCNS Update ·

2025/08/21

This week’s so-called public meeting about the proposed venting of radioactivetritium into the air from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) showed once again howLANL silences communities while fast-tracking nuclear weapons projects.

00:04:29

DOE and NNSA Declare No Significant Impact from the...

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2025/08/14

Over 24,000 people provided public comments to the Department of Energy(DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in opposition to theproposed Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade (EPCU) Project during a convoluted multi-federal agency and multi-year review process to expand electric power to Los AlamosNational Laboratory (LANL). Nevertheless, on Wednesday, DOE and NNSA issued itsFinding of No Significant Impact, or a FONSI.

00:07:18

We Cannot Stop Future Hiroshimas if We’ve Allowed...

CCNS Update ·

2025/08/07

Dr. Ghasson Shahrour, a medical expert and a Campaigner with the InternationalCampaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, wrote the following.

00:04:34

Alarming Problems with Proposed Tritium Venting at LANL

CCNS Update ·

2025/07/30

To prepare for a public meeting with the U.S. Defense Nuclear Facilities SafetyBoard (“the Board”) in Santa Fe on Monday evening, CCNS followed its policy ofreviewing at least the last eight weeks of the Board’s reports for Los Alamos NationalLaboratory (LANL) and used that as a basis for questions and comments to present tothe Board. What we found:

00:04:03

Join Us on Saturday, August 9th for Nagasaki...

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2025/07/24

All are welcome to join peacemakers and activists on Saturday, August 9 th at 10am in Los Alamos to commemorate the 80 th year since the U.S. bombing of Nagasaki,Japan on that day in 1945.At 10 am, a vigil and protest will begin in the Manhattan Project National HistoricPark at Ashley Pond. We’ll come together to sing songs of peace and against nuclearweapons, to honor the victims and survivors of nuclear bombs development, testing anduse around the world. We’ll vow to never allow another nuclear

00:03:53

46th Church Rock Uranium Tailings Spill Commemoration...

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2025/07/17

The Red Water Pond Road Community Association and the Pipeline RoadCommunity invite you to attend the historic 46th commemoration of the Church RockUranium Tailings Spill on Saturday, July 19th beginning at 6 am near the tailings spilllocation, 12 miles north of Red Rock State Park on State Highway 566. Free t-shirts willbe available for the first 100 participants.

00:04:14

Tell DOE No to Expanded Plutonium Pit Production at...

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2025/07/10

As you may know, the recent federal reconciliation bill increased the budget forexpanded plutonium pit production at the Savannah River Site, located in SouthCarolina, by one billion dollars. Yes, one billion dollars in one year! A “pit” is theplutonium core of a nuclear weapon. The Department of Energy (DOE) plans tofabricate 50 plutonium pits per year there.

00:04:16

Coming Next Week: Nuclear Weapons Educational Events

CCNS Update ·

2025/07/03

In anticipation of the 80th anniversaries of the 1945 atomic bombings in the USAand Japan, a number of hybrid educational events will be held next week.

00:04:03

Plans to Commemorate Two New Mexico Atomic Events

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2025/06/26

In this week’s Update CCNS provides information about the upcomingcommemorations of two harmful atomic events that both occurred in New Mexico onJuly 16th. The first is the 80th commemoration of the plutonium bomb test at the TrinityTest Site on July 16, 1945 at the White Sands Missile Range.

00:04:21

State Attorneys General Push Back on Trump’s Attempts...

CCNS Update ·

2025/06/18

This week, a coalition of 13 attorneys general issued Multistate Guidanceaffirming the necessity and legality of environmental justice initiatives to ensure ahealthy environment for all people to live, play, learn, work and worship. Despiteattempts by the Trump administration to eliminate this critical work by businesses,nonprofits, and other organizations as illegal through the use of Executive Orders, theattorneys general are pushing back.

00:04:16

New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Kenney...

CCNS Update ·

2025/06/13

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) planned to vent 30,000 curies ofradioactive tritium into the air during several weekends this summer but it must haveapproval from the New Mexico Environment Department. James Kenney, EnvironmentDepartment Secretary, citing significant public interest in the proposed plan, determinedthat prior to the Environment Department making any final decision, LANL would berequired to perform four additional steps.

00:04:22

No Tritium Venting from LANL this Week

CCNS Update ·

2025/06/05

It has been raining in Northern New Mexico this week, providing many blessingsof moisture and delaying the proposed venting of radioactive tritium from Los AlamosNational Laboratory (LANL), at least for now. Importantly, the New Mexico EnvironmentDepartment continues its review of LANL’s application for “temporary authorization” tovent up to 30,000 curies of tritium into the air from four Flanged Tritium WasteContainers, or FTWCs.

00:04:24

New Union of Concerned Scientists Report - Plutonium...

CCNS Update ·

2025/05/29

Dylan K. Spaulding, author of the new report, is a senior scientist in the Union ofConcerned Scientists Global Security Program. He holds an undergraduate degree inphysics from Brown University and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.His work focuses on technical issues related to nuclear stockpile stewardship andpolicies that can reduce the threat posed by nuclear weapons.

00:04:13

TODAY! VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ABOUT DOE’S PLANS FOR...

CCNS Update ·

2025/05/22

Just a few days ago, on May 9 th , the Department of Energy (DOE) and itsNational Nuclear Security Administration announced that virtual public “scoping”meetings would be held next week about their plans to prepare a nationwideProgrammatic Environmental Impact Statement for Plutonium Pit Production (PEIS).DOE and NNSA are working to turn Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) into amanufacturing facility for plutonium triggers, or pits, for nuclear weapons.

00:04:17

Still Time to Act: Sign Petition to Stop LANL Plans...

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2025/05/15

If you haven’t already signed the electronic petition to STOP Los AlamosNational Laboratory (LANL) plans to vent large quantities of radioactive tritium into theair beginning on or after June 2 nd , 2025, there’s still time.Access the petition at actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-to-deny-lanls-request-to-release-radioactive-tritium-into-the-air The text of the petition is also available atnuclearactive.org

00:04:17

Sign Electronic Petition to Halt LANL Plans to Vent...

CCNS Update ·

2025/05/09

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) plans to vent large quantities ofradioactive tritium into the air beginning on or after June 2 nd , 2025. Tritium is a form ofhydrogen that forms radioactive water in the environment. It can cross the placenta andfetuses, babies and children may receive a radiation dose about three times greaterthan adults.

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