Study Group Archive 2018

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Papers, articles, publications, interviews, and live broadcasts (updated 02/25/22)

Bulletin 251: Converging resource, climate, and social crises compel broad, deep transformation -- far more than usually envisioned, Dec 11, 2018
US plutonium pit production plans fail to satisfy Congress; further studies underway, International Panel on Fissile Materials blog, Nov 30, 2018
Nuclear issues update, plus a framework for evaluating New Mexico energy and climate proposals, presentation to 350.org, Nov 26, 2018
Comments on DOE Order 140.1 submitted to the DNFSB for their public hearing, Aug 28, 2018
– Part Two, Aug 30, 2018
– Part One, Aug 27, 2018
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
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
– Summary
– Handouts
Bulletin 249: Worker safety; pit fever; “Beyond Hiroshima” Aug 6; lab power grab fail, Aug 3, 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

suggested references

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
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?, 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
Update: Graph of Warhead Spending by Year
Department of Defense Nuclear Posture Review, final, Feb 2018
Leaked Trump Nuclear Posture Review Aims to Continue Obama Weapons Modernization, with Significant Tweaks, Jan 12, 2018 Department of Defense Nuclear Posture Review, draft, Jan 2018
Bulletin 242: Thank you; upcoming meetings; why is NNSA such a messed-up federal agency?, Jan 4, 2018

Press Releases

News Media

Heinrich grills NNSA deputy nominee over pit program, Los Alamos Monitor, Dec 7, 2018
Self-reported violations at LANL increase three-fold in a year, Santa Fe New Mexican, Dec 4, 2018
Nevada suing US in bid to block plan for plutonium shipments, Material will eventually come to LANL, Associated Press, Dec 4, 2018
Dems Drill NNSA No. 2 Nominee on Warhead Cores, Arms Control Treaty, Exchange Monitor, Nov 30, 2018
The Los Alamos Lab Worker Who Started a Year Too Late for Benefits, ProPublica/Santa Fe New Mexican, Nov 30, 2018
‘JUSTICE DELAYED’, Santa Fe New Mexican, Nov 30, 2018
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott 'skeptical' [that NNSA will follow through] to bring pit production to SRS, Aiken Standard, Nov 30, 2018
Smith Lays Out Three-Point Plan for Nuke Policy in Next Congress, Exchange Monitor Publications, Nov 15, 2018
LANL slapped with fines, Los Alamos Monitor, Nov 13, 2018
Triad takes the helm, Los Alamos Monitor, Nov 2, 2018
Exposed: The life and death of Chad Walde, Santa Fe New Mexican, Oct 26, 2018
Touring LANL inside the ‘security bubble’, Albuquerque Journal, Oct 26, 2018
Nuclear leaders, staff converge on SRS for plutonium pit production workshop, Aiken Standard, Oct 4, 2018
Radiation found in lab worker’s wound, Los Alamos Monitor, Oct 3, 2018
KCEI, Taos 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
Trump removes safeties for nuclear arsenal workers, Sputnik International, Sep 1, 2018
Pit mission at SRS will hopefully begin soon, NNSA official says, Aiken Standard, Aug 31, 2018
Does a New Department of Energy Order About Worker Safety Violate the Atomic Energy Act?, Pacific Standard, Aug 29, 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
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson: 2019 defense bill a good thing for SRS, Aiken Standard, Aug 24, 2019
S.C. legal team blasts DOE in latest MOX filing, Aiken Standard, Aug 23, 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
NNSA chief of staff, other government officials tour SRS, Aiken Standard, Aug 17, 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
Pit Production at LANL? A Delusion or Doomsday, La Jicarita, Aug 4, 2018
NNSA Must Solve Pit Problems This Year, STRATCOM Commander Says, Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor, Aug 3, 2018
Budget bill gives LANL pit-making a boost, now goes to president, Albuquerque Journal, Aug 3, 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
Concerns about aging plutonium drive need for new weapon cores, Physics Today, Jul 1, 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
N.M.’s delegation fights to keep LANL’s plutonium pit plan on track, Los Alamos Monitor, Jun 13, 2018
Judge blocks plan to split plutonium ‘pit’ production, Albuquerque Journal, Jun 12, 2018
What would happen in a nuclear war? A discussion with expert Steven Starr, Sputnik News, Loud & Clear, Jun 12, 2018 (audio here)
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
FY19 Appropriations Bills: National Nuclear Security Administration, Jun 7, 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
– Greg Mello comment
Udall pushes to keep nuclear pit production in New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican, May 26, 2018
– Greg Mello comment
Los Alamos thankful for its ability to serve, Terry Wallace, Albuquerque Journal, May 25, 2018
Planned repository for high-level nuclear waste in Lea County draws opposition, Santa Fe New Mexican, May 22, 2018
– Greg Mello comment
As U.S. Demands Nuclear Disarmament, It Moves to Expand Its Own Arsenal, New York Times, May 14, 2018
DOE recommends pit production at SRS and Los Alamos; plan kills, repurposes MOX facility, Aiken Standard, May 11, 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
Pit production expansion susceptible to schedule risks, DOE report says, Aiken Standard, May 1, 2018
Plutonium pit production update,Cultural Energy, Apr 26, 2018 (audio here)
America's nuclear headache: old plutonium with nowhere to go, Reuters, Apr 20, 2018
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
– 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
– 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
– Greg Mello comment
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
– Greg Mello comment
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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