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Recent Products & Presentations
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- At UN today, more countries sign Treaty prohibiting possession of, deterrence with, nuclear weapons, press release, Sep 26, 2018
- LASG comments on DOE Order 140.1 submitted to the DNFSB for their public hearing, Aug 28, 2018
- LASG letter to Congressional Colleagues re: DNFSB & DOE Order 140.1, Aug 30, 2018
- Under siege: Safety in the nuclear weapons complex, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Robert Alvarez, Aug 30, 2018
- Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Convenes Hearing, Condemns Restrictive Trump Safety Order, LASG press release, Aug 28, 2018
- Massive Staff Cut, Reorganization Proposed at Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, press release, Aug 17, 2018
- Greg Mello, Los Alamos Study Group, "Production Expectations vs. Site Realities and Worker Safety at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL): A Recipe for Regional Decline," presentation to the New Mexico Legislature's Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee (RHMC), Aug 15, 2018
- Bulletin 249: Worker safety; pit fever; “Beyond Hiroshima” Aug 6; lab power grab fail, Aug 3, 2018
- "Beyond Hiroshima" discussion in Los Alamos 6 pm Monday August 6 with Godfrey Reggio, Gilbert Sanchez, Carol Miller, Greg Mello, others, press release, Aug 3, 2018
- All-But-Final Defense Bill Increases Momentum for Larger Los Alamos Plutonium "Pit" Factory, press release, Jul 25, 2018
- House Version of Defense Bill Would Advance Los Alamos Plutonium Bomb Factory, press release, Jul 23, 2018
- Bulletin 248: Santa Fe "Atomic Summer;" monument celebrating plutonium bomb installed at Convention Center; if local please come to SF City Council tomorrow evening to protest, Jun 28, 2018
- Senators, why do you want a new pit factory?, Greg Mello, Albuquerque Journal, Jun 15, 2018
- The administration’s pit production decision & its immediate aftermath, Forget the Rest blog, Greg Mello, Jun 2, 2018
- U.S. plutonium pit production and disposition plans face congressional scrutiny, International Panel on Fissile Materials, Greg Mello, Jun 2, 2018
- Empire of Lies, Empire of Death - Recent US Eurasian wars, Russiagate, and the End of an Age, Greg Mello, May 25, 2018
- NNSA, DoD, DOE recommend moving most plutonium warhead "pit" production to South Carolina by 2030, press release, May 10, 2018
- NNSA, DoD, DOE poised to deliver decision to Congress on how and where to make plutonium warhead "pits", press release, May 9, 2018
- Leaked Summary of Nuclear Warhead Plutonium "Pit" Production Analysis Identifies Serious Problems with Los Alamos Manufacturing Plan, press release, Apr 30, 2018
- LASG comments on the “Draft Environmental Assessment [EA] of Proposed Changes for Analytical Chemistry [AC] and Materials Characterization [MC] at the Radiological Laboratory/Utility/Office Building [RLUOB], Los Alamos National Laboratory [LANL], Los Alamos, New Mexico [NM],” Apr 25, 2018
- Bulletin 247: Update on US nuclear weapons; pit memorandum to NNSA, Apr 16, 2018
- Bulletin 246: US attacks Syria in contravention of international law, Apr 13, 2018
- Update on US Nuclear Modernisation for the International Disarmament Community, Greg Mello, Apr 9, 2018
- Lawmakers, seek help for plutonium addiction, Greg Mello, Santa Fe New Mexican, Apr 8, 2018
- Study Group files FOIA lawsuit to obtain plutonium warhead manufacturing study, press release, Mar 15, 2018
- Bingaman, Domenici, Udall, Richardson, LANL, UC, and NNSA have all argued against Los Alamos becoming a larger, permanent plutonium "pit" production site, press note, Mar 8, 2018
- Bulletin 245: Bingaman, Domenici, Udall, Richardson, LANL, UC, and NNSA have all argued against Los Alamos becoming a larger, permanent plutonium "pit" production site, Mar 8, 2018
- Pit production: what precisely is NNSA poised to do where, and why?, LASG letter to Congressional Colleagues, Feb 27, 2018
- Bulletin 244: Nuclear budget bites, Feb 24, 2018
- Questions about projected U.S. plutonium pit production capability, International Panel on Fissile Materials, Greg Mello, Feb 22, 2018
- Bulletin 243: NNSA Issues Draft Environmental Assessment for One Part of Its Proposed Plutonium Factory Complex at LANL, Feb 22, 2018
- NNSA Issues Draft Environmental Assessment for One Part of Its Proposed Plutonium Factory Complex at LANL, press release, Feb 22, 2018
- Strangelove Lives: Trump Administration Requests Largest Spending Increase for Nuclear Warheads Since 1962, press release, Feb 12, 2018
- Nuclear Posture Review Calls for Continuing Weapons Modernization, press release, Feb 2, 2018
- Leaked Trump Nuclear Posture Review Aims to Continue Obama Weapons Modernization, with Significant Tweaks, Jan 12, 2018
- Bulletin 242: Thank you; upcoming meetings; why is NNSA such a messed-up federal agency?, Jan 4, 2018
Los Alamos National Laboratory: Technical Areas Map Based Archive
This interactive archive about the technical areas (TAs) at Los Alamos contains detailed maps of LANL's geography, source information on potential release sites of toxic and radiological agents, and other information on the social and ecological effects of the weapons program at Los Alamos.
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Recent News Media
- Robin Collier interviews Greg Mello on Los Alamos National Lab and nuclear weapons, Cultural Energy, Sep 25, 2018
- Powerful explosive accidentally detonates at LANL, Santa Fe New Mexican, Sep 24, 2018
- Nuclear safety board slams Energy Department plan to weaken oversight, Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug 28, 2018
- Nuke safety board raps DOE rule; limits on info, access at issue, Albuquerque Journal, Aug 28, 2018
- Nuclear Safety Oversight Board Takes Aim at New Policies, Associated Press, Aug 28, 2018
- Perry order curtails DNFSB oversight at DOE sites; board cuts staff in reorganization, The Energy Daily, Aug 21, 2018
- Nuclear safety board announces staff cuts, Albuquerque Journal, Aug 21, 2018
- More plutonium approved for lab facility, Albuquerque Journal, Aug 17, 2018
- Peace activists descend on Los Alamos, Los Alamos Monitor, Aug 8, 2018
- Cancer Study May Win Fallout Victims Compensation for First US Nuclear Test, Sputnik News, Aug 7, 2018
- 73 years ago today: U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Sputnik News, Loud & Clear, Aug 6, 2018
- Betrayal & plans from our elected officials for LANL to be a major plutonium pit production factory, Mello, Cultural Energy, Jul 30, 2018
- Federal defense bill includes study of options for LANL plutonium pits, Los Alamos Monitor, Jul 30, 2018
- House-passed bill would boost LANL ‘pit’ role, Albuquerque Journal, Jul 27, 2018
- Energy Department to maintain nuclear oversight, Associated Press, Jul 24, 2018
- Defense bill would curb Cabinet control of nuclear agency, Associated Press, Jul 22, 2018
- Trump Administration Neuters Nuclear Safety Board , ProPublica, Jul 22, 2018
- ‘Upside Down Priorities’: US Arms Sales in First Half of 2018 Shatter 2017 Total, Sputnik News, Jul 20, 2018
- An antidote to nuclear nostalgia: "The Work of Tony Price", Santa Fe New Mexican - Pasatiempo, Jul 13, 2018
- Demonstrators take issue with museum’s focus on N.M.’s atomic history, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 13, 2018
- DOE memo: MOX support could jeopardize other Savannah River Site missions, Augusta Chronicle, Jul 12, 2018
- Resistance Is Not Futile: Testing a Cultural Legacy, Santa Fe New Mexican - Pasatiempo, Jul 6, 2018
- "Patrick Nagatani: Invented Realities," Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 6, 2018
- Challenging NM’s nuclear ‘myth’, Albuquerque Journal, Jul 6, 2018
- Trinity Site memorial replica taken in ‘heist’, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jun 27, 2018
- Replica of national monument sparks controversy in Santa Fe, KRQE, Jun 20, 2018
- Death becomes Marcy Street display, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jun 18, 2018
- A&M System’s charge at Los Alamos includes improving safety culture, Austin American-Statesman, Jun 15, 2018
- What would happen in a nuclear war? A discussion with expert Steven Starr, Sputnik News, Loud & Clear, Jun 12, 2018 (audio here)
- Judge blocks plan to split plutonium ‘pit’ production, Albuquerque Journal, Jun 12, 2018
- Lax oversight, poor management raise concerns at Los Alamos nuclear lab, think progress, Jun 9, 2018
- The Government’s New Contractor to Run Los Alamos Includes the Same Manager It Effectively Fired for Safety Problems, Pro Publica, Jun 8, 2018
- New $2.5B contract awarded to manage nuclear weapons lab, Associated Press, ABC News, Jun 8, 2018
- Nonprofit group wins LANL contract, Albuquerque Journal, Jun 8, 2018
- Texas A&M-affiliated team gets Los Alamos contract, Houston Chronicle, Jun 8, 2018
- UC, Texas A&M land Los Alamos lab contract, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jun 8, 2018
- Editorial: Wasting billions in federal tax dollars just the pits, Albuquerque Journal, Jun 5, 2018
- With no permanent repository for commercial nuclear waste, NM is in the spotlight, New Mexico Political Report, May 29, 2018
- NM senator, reps fight back on ‘pits’ plan, Albuquerque Journal, May 26, 2018
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- Udall pushes to keep nuclear pit production in New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican, May 26, 2018
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- Planned repository for high-level nuclear waste in Lea County draws opposition, Santa Fe New Mexican, May 22, 2018
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- As U.S. Demands Nuclear Disarmament, It Moves to Expand Its Own Arsenal, New York Times, May 14, 2018
- Pit mission could bring as many jobs as MOX, Augusta Chronicle, May 11, 2018
- Atomic Summer, Cultural Energy, May 10, 2018
- US to decide best site option for nuclear weapons production, Associated Press, Washington Post, May 9, 2018
- Best site option for nuclear weapons production between Savannah River Site, Los Alamos, Augusta Chronicle, AP, May 9, 2018
- Key sites proposed for nuclear bomb production are plagued by safety problems, Center for Public Integrity, May 1, 2018
- Plutonium pit production update,Cultural Energy, Apr 26, 2018 (audio here)
- Trump pushes sale of Boeing fighter jet, Sputnik News, Loud & Clear, Apr 18, 2018 (audio here)
- Bulging hazardous waste drum sparks LANL evacuation; situation cleared, Santa Fe New Mexican, Apr 17, 2018
- Los Álamos defiende su bomba, La Vanguardia, Apr 16, 2018
- LANL struggles with fission materials issues in March, Los Alamos Monitor, Apr 11, 2018
- Bathroom sink overflow raises safety issue at LANL, Albuquerque Journal, Apr 6, 2018
- LANL misses waste shipment deadline to prevent future errors, Los Alamos Monitor, Apr 3, 2018
- US museum stalls Hiroshima exhibit over nuke weapon ban push, Associated Press, Apr 3, 2018
- Los Alamos museum decides against Japanese A-bomb exhibit, Albuquerque Journal, Apr 2, 2018
- US museum stalls Hiroshima exhibit over nuke weapon ban push, Associated Press, Apr 2, 2018
- State environment dept. to fine LANL for hazardous waste violations, Los Alamos Monitor, Mar 30, 2018
- Los Alamos Study Group files FOIA suit for pit study, Albuquerque Journal, Mar 16, 2018
- Lawsuit seeks LANL study detailing costs, risks of plutonium work, Santa Fe New Mexican, Mar 15, 2018
- LANL responds to beryllium report, Los Alamos Monitor, Mar 2, 2018
- Is MSNBC Now the Most Dangerous Warmonger Network?, truthdig, Mar 1, 2018
- The University of Nuclear Bombs, East Bay Express, Will Parrish, Feb 28, 2018
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also: Counterpunch, Mar 8, 2018
- Federal watchdog identifies new workplace safety problems at Los Alamos Lab, New Mexico Political Report, Feb 26, 2018
- Feds say LANL failed to track toxic beryllium, Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb 23, 2018
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DOE IG Report, "LANL Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program," Feb 20, 2018
- LANL physicist died in 1988 from exposure to beryllium, Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb 23, 2018
- Feds find deficiencies in beryllium controls at Los Alamos, Albuquerque Journal, Feb 23, 2018
- US takes steps to resume plutonium pit production for nukes, AlJazeera News, Feb 23, 2018
- NNSA releases draft assessment of LANL plutonium factory complex, Los Alamos Monitor, Feb 23, 2018
- Trump's Plan for Nuclear War with Greg Mello, TrumpWatch with Paul DeRienzo, WBAI, (audio here) Feb 22, 2018
- 'US govt faction sees nukes as tool for increasing pressure on Russia, China’ – watchdog chief, RT International, Feb 14, 2018
- More federal dollars for NM’s labs?, Albuquerque Journal, Feb 11, 2018
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- World Leaders Condemn New US Nuclear Posture Review, RT America, Feb 9, 2018 (video here)
- Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, Plus: Nuclear Policy, and Sexual Harassment in Congress, KPFA, 94.1, Feb 7, 2018 (audio here)
- Dr. Strangelove Returns: Analyzing the New U.S. Nuclear Policy, Sputnik News, Loud & Clear, Feb 5, 2018 (audio here)
- Playing for pits, Albuquerque Journal, Jan 26, 2018
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- An in-depth look at the danger of the United States’ aging nuclear power plants, Sputnik News, Loud & Clear, Jan 25, 2018 (audio here)
- LANS docked $3.1M for plutonium shipment blunder, Los Alamos Monitor, Jan 20, 2018
- Trump administration's Nuclear Posture Review deepens nuclear threat to humanity, Sputnik News, Loud & Clear, Jan 18, 2018 (audio here)
- Leaked Trump Nuclear Posture Review aims to continue Obama weapons modernization, with significant tweaks, Pressenza, Jan 13, 2018
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