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NNSA Releases New Plutonium Life Study
Key Finding: Plutonium Aging Not Affecting Existing Nuclear Weapons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, August 7, 2026 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, cell 505.470.3154, jay[at]nukewatch.org Sophia Stroud, 505.231.9736, sophia[at]nukewatch.org Santa Fe, NM – The Department of...
Nuclear Watch New Mexico sues Department of Energy for plutonium pit report
By Clara Bates, Santa Fe New Mexican | August 5, 2026 santafenewmexican.comA nuclear watchdog group that focuses on Los Alamos National Laboratory recently sued the federal government for what it says are failures to comply with open records law and hand over a...
Toxic, aging radioactive tank ‘emptied’ at WA nuclear site. Pace picks up
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Join the Nagasaki Commemoration on Sunday, August 9th and the Fire on the Mountain Billboard Unveiling on Tuesday, August 11th
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CCNSUpdate080726mc.mp3 Did you know that the nuclear bomb the United States of America dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9th, 1945 was fabricated at Los Alamos National Laboratory? Or that the radioactive waste...
A Japanese A-bomb? Hibakusha decry misguided turn
Japan’s far right prime minister, Sanae Takaichi (pictured), as well as her defense minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, have been considering a review of Japan’s longstanding disavowal of nuclear weapons, a shift that would seriously undermine the country’s role in the world...
Hanford Site faces air quality alert
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Letters to Congress –Write One
This is the 81st anniversary of our country having used A-bombs that killed about 200,000 people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This followed the conventional and fire-bombing of 62 cities in Japan. Since then, 9 countries have acquired nuclear weapons. Russia and the US...
An Evening with a Minuteman
The Mixed Metaphors and Messages at Vandenberg The following is an article by Scott Fina originally published in the Santa Barbara Independent on August 4th, 2026. You can also read the article at the Independent. Back on May 20, I had an opportunity to watch an...
Climate impacts on nuclear power reliability, safety
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) published its congressional report on April 2, 2024 titled as a warning, “Nuclear Power Plants: NRC Should Take Actions to Fully Consider the Potential Effects of Climate Change.” Their report to Congress points to...
DOE asks Richland, Wash., about annexing portion of Hanford Site
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81 years after atomic bomb drop, Richland peace ceremony will reflect, remember
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Feds ask Richland to annex highly contaminated Hanford land. Here’s why
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Radiochemical Processing Lab at Hanford is a national asset for nuclear research (Video)
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Certain Hanford tank waste can be treated as low-level under WIR
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Roger Snodgrass Memorial on Saturday, August 1st in Albuquerque
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CCNSUpdate073126mc.mp3 Roger Kent Snodgrass passed peacefully in his sleep very early on Saturday, July 18th with his partner, Myra, at his side. He was 81 years old. Roger was a great friend and colleague of CCNS....
Project Genesis at LLNL: AI, Nuclear Weapons, and the Next Oversight Gap
The Department of Energy’s new Genesis Mission is being presented as a major national effort to use artificial intelligence to speed up “national security work”. The White House launched Genesis in November 2025, describing it as a coordinated federal effort to build...
Protect Public Health in California: Vote No on Prop 45
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Fire in glovebox at LANL plutonium facility sparks safety discussion
Nuclear Newswire | July 30, 2026 ans.orgAccording to a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) report, a fire occurred in a glovebox in the plutonium facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory on June 15. A test involving nonnuclear material was underway in...
Opposition Mounting to Deep Fission
Beyond Nuclear is quoted in a July 28, 2026 Wall Street Journal article “An Underground Nuclear Reactor Is Coming to This Kansas Town—and Dividing Locals”, describing California nuclear start-up company Deep Fission’s plans for a 15 megawatt electric micro-reactor...
“Innovation” campuses: Nuclear waste Trojan horses?
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of five initial contenders for building Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. The states that could serve as potential hosts are Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho. But is this proposal a...
Aleksey Nesterenko: Chornobyl health protector dies at 52
Aleksey Nesterenko, director of the Belrad Independent Institute for Radiation Protection, has passed away at the age of of 52 of cancer. His daughter Darya stated “[t]hroughout his life, he successfully combined science with humanism, putting his brilliant mind to...
Hanford site team, partners complete melter test ahead of schedule
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When We Fight Together, We Win
Photo by Rick Rappaport We have opportunities to defend what we love By: Lauren Goldberg, Executive Director When we fight together, we win. This year alone, Columbia Riverkeeper notched important victories that benefit clean water, communities, and our climate. Your...
President’s Letter – July 2026
President’s Letter – July 2026 Dear NAPF Community, On September 1, the United Nations (UN) will convene the first-ever International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation in New York. This meeting is a result of a years-long effort by the...
August 6th Hiroshima Commemoration Event at Livermore Lab Gates
Join us on August 6th at the gates of the Livermore Lab to declare “Nuclear Abolition or Extinction? The Choice is Yours” to commemorate the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Click HERE for a printable version of the flyer Click HERE for the link to...
DOE Moving Forward with Project Velocity, Significant Rulemaking Changes that Put the Public at Risk
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is moving forward with an initiative known as “Project Velocity”, an ambitious effort to rewrite decades of internal rules governing the safety, construction, and oversight processes across the nuclear weapons complex. According to...
DNFSB suspends publication of many regular reports on DOE ops
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Celebrating a pioneer: Suzanne’s exceptional service and lasting impact on Hanford cleanup
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GAO Report: Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Needs to Better Use End State Contracts to Achieve Intended Results
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GAO Report: Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Is Missing Opportunities to Apply Lessons from Other Countries That Could Reduce Risks an…
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In whose interest is the Saudi nuke deal?
Trump, his family and associates are all set to profit even if the promised reactors never complete Last week we noted that Trump’s nuclear deal with the Saudis was a covert means to hand that country the materials, technology and know-how to develop the nuclear bomb....
Bottom Line for NNSA
“Our generation has no moral right to leave a legacy of radioactive contamination for our children, grandchildren, and countless generations yet unborn. Every decision made today about nuclear waste will shape the health, safety, and environmental inheritance of...
Highlights from NAPF’s Day at Capitol Hill 2026
In July 2026, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) team —Ivana Hughes (President), Christian Ciobanu (Director of Policy and Advocacy), Anduin DeVos (Outreach Coordinator and Warheads to Windmills Coalition representative), and interns Ava Blakely, Skylar Mattice,...
NM Environment Secretary James C. Kenney Takes Aim At Department Of Energy LANL Legacy Waste Cleanup Program During Trinity Comm…
Los Alamos Reporter | July 12, 2026 losalamosreporter.com New Mexico Environment Department Sec. James [Kenney] was the guest speaker at Sunday’s annual Trinity Test Commemoration at St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe, and was expected to outline the department’s...
WA leads SCOTUS brief supporting responsible and informed hazardous waste disposal
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A Bomb for the Saudis?
Media reports suggest that the Trump administration has agreed not only to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia but to allow the country to enrich its own uranium. This raises two key questions. Why must Iran’s civil nuclear program be bombed into oblivion by the US...
Tell Congressional leaders: Meet this moment on climate!
Across the United States, the climate crisis and its health harms are not some distant threat; they’re hitting home. Wildfires are destroying neighborhoods and burning millions of acres. Hurricanes are intensifying. Floods are swallowing communities. Historic droughts...
PSR Hosts Events with Chapters Across Washington and Oregon
This past month, Brian Campbell, PSR Executive Director, and Magritte Gordaneer, NWA Program Director, attended local events in the Pacific Northwest with the Washington State and Oregon chapters. These events are part of a series of local events taking place across...
Speak Up Against the Weakening of Radiation Standards: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Comment Period Opens
This month, until August 31st, PSR is now encouraging members and the public to submit comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on a new proposed rule that will weaken limits and protections for communities against harmful radiation. Last February...
Nuclear Weapons and Artificial Intelligence: IPPNW Attends Summit in the Vatican
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) as part of the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly convened a global assembly at the Vatican this month focused on the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons. The gathering...
DNFSB suspends publication of many regular reports on DOE ops
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How Fear of Nuclear Armageddon Leads Me to Protest
For nearly two decades, I have been arrested, ignored, and dismissed for protesting nuclear weapons—but as the Doomsday Clock inches toward midnight, giving up is not an option. By Scott Fina Here I am sharing a July 9, 2026 article I published in “Current Affairs”...
New Event Calendar: 81st Anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Nagasaki Hypocenter August 6th and 9th this year will mark the 81st Anniversary since the horrific US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As in previous years, PSR is tracking local events across the country, connecting the public to our members and local communities...
Data Centers and Health – A New Webinar Series
Across the U.S., we are seeing a massive buildout of AI data centers with growing impacts on our environment and health. Join Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Medical Society Consortium on Climate Change and Health, Healthy Climate Wisconsin, Alliance of...
Electrician files harassment lawsuit against former employer, supervisor
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Tri-Valley CAREs le Invita a Nuestra Reunión Mensual de Agosto
Únase a nosotros virtualmente a las 7:00 p. m. el jueves 20 de agosto de 2026. Descubra los últimos avances sobre el complejo de armas nucleares, uno de los desafíos más apremiantes de nuestro tiempo, y explore cómo puede contribuir a la justicia social y ambiental...
¡Tri-Valley CAREs Lo Invita a Nuestra FIESTA de Amplificación Mensual!
Nos reuniremos virtualmente (a través de Zoom) para diseñar estrategias sobre cómo podemos usar individualmente el poder de nuestras cuentas de redes sociales (a través de Facebook, X, Threads, Linkedin, etc.) y medios impresos (a través de Cartas al editor, secciones...
The war we inherited, the sanctuary we build – the journey of a human rights activist in the United States
This article was originally published in the United Nations My Peace Blogs by Jonathan Lam. The war we inherited, the sanctuary we build – the journey of a human rights activist in the United States By Jonathan Lam Jonathan Lam, a child of Vietnamese refugees,...
Interview with Canadian Prepper: Nate Polson and Ivana Hughes on the Nuclear Threat
This week, Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes joined Nate Polson of Canadian Prepper for an in-depth conversation about why nuclear war remains an immediate and existential threat. Dr. Hughes and Polson discussed how nuclear winter could cause more than six billion people to...
NMED Secretary James C. Kenney Speaks about LANL Cleanup and WIPP at Fourth Annual Interfaith Vigil
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CCNSUpdate072426mc.mp3 On Sunday, July 19th, the Secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department, James C. Kenney, was the keynote speaker at the 81st Anniversary of the Trinity Atomic Bomb Test in central New...