The U.S. Department of Energy is betting $40 million that scientists can shrink the danger window of spent nuclear fuel from tens of thousands of years to roughly 300, a timeline short enough for ...
An engineer explains WIPP operations to a group of students, Feb. 23, 2026 at Carlsbad High School. Provided by SIMCO Staff reports A group of engineers from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant talked ...
A Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) truck transporting nuclear waste containers (Credit: LANL) The state of New Mexico is fining the US Department of Energy (DOE) for some $16m, alleging that the ...
Giant federal nuclear research complex in New Mexico with a legacy of WW2 and Cold War bomb component production faces new state enforcement for delayed action to radioactive and chemical waste ...
After years of missed deadlines, New Mexico is demanding that the Energy Department expedite the cleanup of so-called legacy nuclear and hazardous waste at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the ...
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The New Mexico Environment Department on Wednesday issued three compliance orders with a combined $16 million in ...
State environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab. By Alicia Inez Guzmán Alicia Inez Guzmán reports on ...
The New Mexico Environment Department issued several actions today to hold the U.S. Department of Energy accountable for failing to prioritize the cleanup of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s “legacy ...
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico received fewer shipments of transuranic waste (TRU) in 2025 than it did during 2024, according to data from the facility’s ...
House passed fiscal 2026 minibus with record Hanford site cleanup budget. Sen. Patty Murray fights for Tri-Cities projects with Rep. Dan Newhouse support. Minibus also includes money for LIGO Hanford ...
DOE gets more time to decide where to grout Hanford liquid radioactive waste for disposal. Options include on-site Hanford, Perma-Fix in Richland, or sites in UT or TX. Spokane and Oregon officials ...