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

 • Grab the opportunity to make a difference, Willem Malten, Dec 28, 2019
 • Bulletin 265: Please help us work this coming year! Also: important meetings Jan 2 & 8 in Santa Fe; Pope Francis and The Bomb, Dec 23, 2019
 • U.S. plutonium pit production plans advance, with new requirements, IPFM blog post, Dec 23, 2019
 • City of Santa Fe resolutions barring support for nuclear weapons and plutonium pit production, Dec 12, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: Of concern: a) DNFSB finds Los Alamos plutonium facility does not adequately protect the public; b) NNSA seeks new campus in Santa Fe NM and/or Espanola NM, Dec 5, 2019
 • Safety Board: The Los Alamos plutonium facility does not adequately protect the public, LASG letter, Dec 2, 2019
 • NM’s leading Dems want you to love plutonium, Mello op-ed, Albuquerque Journal, Dec 1, 2019
 • ‘Aura of apartheid’ at LANL offers false hope, Mello op-ed, Santa Fe New Mexican, Nov 30, 2019
 • Bulletin 264:LANL expansion, new mailing list, staff position available, news and views you can use, Nov 26, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: Three perhaps overlooked, or new, issues regarding pit production, Nov 25, 2019
 • LANL’s expansion plans lack coordination, transparency, sound engineering, and environmental analysis, Mello commentary, Los Alamos Reporter, Nov 8, 2019
 • LANL's plans: transparency, environmental analysis needed, Oct 3, 2019
 • Bulletin 263: Unfolding fiasco: Los Alamos doubles down on plutonium and growth overall, Sep 27, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: Some recent articles on plutonium and related investments in NM, Sep 26, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: Partial NEPA victory re Uranium Processing Facility in TN, Sep 25, 2019
 • Town Hall briefing slides: LANL’s plans for plutonium pit production and weapons expansion, Ending enchantment?, Sep 17, 2019
    –Town Hall, photo album, Sep 17, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: LANL revives talk of new highway to Hill, Sep 15, 2019
 •  Letter to congressional colleagues: CBO analysis of S. 1790 re pits compared to AoA, EA, and FY20 budget request, Sep 3, 2019
 • "Ending enchantment: LANL’s plans for plutonium pit production and weapons expansion," presentation in Taos, Aug 23, 2019
   – Included charts about plutonium pit spending with a short explanation, Aug 27, 2019
   – Video of Presentation in Taos, 47 min, Aug 23, 2019
 • "Transparency & Environmental Impact Statements are needed," presentation to NM Gov Lujan Grisham, Aug 22, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: Update on pit production and Los Alamos plans, Aug 21, 2019
 • Comments on the Draft Supplement Analysis of the Complex Transformation Supplement Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, (DSA-CTSPEIS), Aug 12, 2019
   – Addendum to Comments, Aug 14, 2019
 • Requests to Governor Lujan Grisham, Aug 1, 2019
 • Comments on the scope of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for plutonium pit production at the Savannah River Site (SRS), Jul 25, 2019
 • Bulletin 262: New Mexico Democrats push Trump nuclear weapons agenda regardless of environmental costs, Jul 24, 2019
 • Bulletin 261: Public discussion: “The Steepest Time: Youth and Crisis at the End of an Age,” Thursday July 25, 2019, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Phil Space Gallery, 1410 Second St, Santa Fe, Jul 19, 2019
 • Bulletin 260: Trinity: “The most significant hazard of the entire Manhattan Project,” Jul 15, 2019
 • Trinity: “The most significant hazard of the entire Manhattan Project,” The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists," Kathleen M. Tucker & Robert Alvarez, Jul 15, 2019
 • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance for plutonium pit production, Letter to Senator Udall, Jul 8, 2019
 • Industrial pit production at LANL: mistaken mission, wrong place, Greg Mello, Los Alamos Monitor, Jun 30, 2019
 • Plutonium won’t bring prosperity, just ruin, Greg Mello, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jun 29, 2019
 • Guest Column: Los Alamos is unsuited for pit production, Greg Mello, Aiken Standard, Jun 26, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: Six summary talking points on pits & NNSA's stockpile plan; four editorials, Jun 19, 2019
 • Bulletin 259: Peace leader in Albuquerque, almost 96 years old, begins fast against US sanctions and sieges, calls for solidarity, Jun 18, 2019
 • We don’t need more pits, LANL can’t make them, Greg Mello, Albuquerque Journal, Jun 17, 2019
 • Bulletin 258: Administration announces plan to conduct environmental analysis of plutonium warhead core (“pit”) production in SC, no comparable commitment in NM, Jun 11, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: A glance back to when LANL was assigned the pit production mission on the promise it could do 50 ppy on a $110 M investment, May 30, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: Of interest: Managers of "the kitty-litter lab" need to get their act together, Albuquerque Journal editorial, May 16, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: IDA study of pit production, May 13, 2019
 • Bulletin 257: Pentagon pit study: The Trump plutonium pit schedule is impossible. NNSA: 2 warheads are delayed , May 10, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: Resources from Greg Mello, May 9, 2019
 • Bulletin 256: The Great Transformation: Nuclear Weapons Policy Considerations for Congress, May 8, 2019
 • Bulletin 255: Special Report: "Draining the Nuclear Swamp," May 7, 2019
 • The Great Transformation: Nuclear Weapons Policy Considerations for the 116th Congress, Mello, May 6, 2019
 • Draining the Nuclear Swamp, Special Report, Roger Snodgrass, May 3, 2019
 • Fissile material mysteries in the U.S. Department of Energy FY20 budget request, Mello, International Panel on Fissile Materials blog, Apr 23, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: DoD/IDA review of pit production options: transparency issues, Apr 17, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: The statement by Senator Udall that two pit facilities will cost nearly twice as much as one is wrong, or backwards as intended, Apr 4, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: Hearings on the NNSA budget: comments & press releases, Apr 2, 2019
 • United States Nuclear Modernization Update, Apr 2019
 • Trump requests a 12% increase in nuclear warhead spending, with wide variation between sites, Mar 20, 2019
 • Comments at DNFSB Public Hearing on DOE Order 140.1, Feb 21, 2019
 • Plutonium Pit Production for the US Nuclear Arsenal: “Navigating the Great Transition,” Mello, Feb 20, 2019
 • Legal concerns regarding NNSA’s pit production plans, Memo to LGH, Feb 5, 2019
 • Bulletin 254: Preview of problems to come with Los Alamos pit production, Jan 28, 2019
 • Letter to congressional colleagues: Preview of more problems to come with LANL pit production, Jan 28, 2019
 • Bulletin 253: Emergency climate mobilization; a “green new deal”, Jan 25, 2019
 • Bold energy policies build strong communities and careers, Mello, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jan 19, 2019
 • Why LANL cannot host a plutonium pit factory, Mello, Los Alamos Monitor, Jan 13, 2019
 • New Mexico needs a better energy plan, Mello, Albuquerque Journal, Jan 12, 2019
 • Will Governor Grisham’s energy and climate policies help, or hurt, New Mexico and the climate?, blog post, Jan 4, 2019
 • Bulletin 252: Fundraising reminder; why LANL cannot be any kind of plutonium factory, in a nutshell , Jan 1, 2019

Press Releases

 • GAO: Surplus Plutonium Disposition: Processing of surplus plutonium warhead cores ("pits") at Los Alamos is uncertain, may conflict with production of new pits,Oct 28, 2019
 • Los Alamos Study Group to host town hall meeting on Los Alamos lab expansion, Sep 6, 2019
 • Administration announces plan to conduct environmental analysis of plutonium warhead core (“pit”) production in SC, No comparable commitment in NM, Jun 10, 2019
 • Administration to conduct environmental analysis of plutonium warhead core (“pit”) production in SC; may analyze NM production; NNSA’s plan may violate 1998 court order and other applicable law, Jun 4, 2019
 • "Draining the Nuclear Swamp," and heads-up on new developments this week, May 7, 2019
 • NNSA to Congress: One more massive increase for nuclear warheads next year please; we will control costs better later, Mar 26, 2019
 • Trump requests a 12% increase in nuclear warhead spending, with wide variation between sites, Mar 20, 2019

News Media

 • Final defense budget nearly doubles spending on pit production, Santa Fe New Mexican, Dec 11, 2019
 • LANL Coming to Midtown: The City Different? A Nuclear Weapons Research Center?, Retake our Democracy, Dec 5, 2019
 • LANL’s seismic safety questioned; lab says improvements are being made, Albuquerque Journal, Dec 4, 2019
 • Plans for LANL on Santa Fe campus, KCEI radio interview, Dec 4, 2019
 • LANL receives $5 billion to upgrade aging facilities, Santa Fe New Mexican, Oct 30, 2019
 • Plan for plutonium disposal has holes, GAO finds, Santa Fe New Mexican, Oct 23, 2019
  – GAO: Surplus Plutonium Disposition - NNSA's Long-Term Plutonium Oxide Production Plans Are Uncertain, Oct 2019
 • LANL Deputy Director Of Operations Discusses Infrastructure Plans And Challenges At Council Work Session, Los Alamos Reporter, Oct 18, 2019
 • NNSA approves new garage for lab, Los Alamos Monitor, Oct 9, 2019
 • An evolving nuclear agenda spurs plutonium pit production at LANL, New Mexican Political Report, Oct 9, 2019
 • Proposed expansion of LANL, Pacifica Affiliate's Sprouts show, Greg Mello interviewed by Robin Collier, KCEI, Oct 3, 2019
 • Group seeks impact statement for lab expansion plan, Los Alamos Monitor, Sep 23, 2019
 • 'No Plans for Bridge’, Los Alamos Monitor, Sep 23, 2019
 • Our View: Second road to lab lined with concerns, Santa Fe New Mexican editorial, Sep 21, 2019
 • Mello Discusses LANL Plutonium Dilute & Dispose Program, Lab Expansion Plans At Capitol Town Hall Meeting, Los Alamos Reporter, Sep 20, 2019
 • Nuclear disarmament group criticizes proposal to produce more plutonium ‘pits’, Santa Fe New Mexican, Sep 17, 2019
 • A tall order: Bridge for Los Alamos road could be nation’s highest, Albuquerque Journal, Sep 15, 2019
 • LANL revives talk of new route to Hill, Santa Fe New Mexican, Sep 14, 2019

LANL officials detail potential building boom, Albuquerque Journal, Aug 9, 2019
   – LANL subcontractors forum slides, Aug 8, 2019
   – Excerpts from current LANL site plan (LASG photos), Aug 8, 2019
   – Proposed Rio Grande bridge crossing, looking north, LASG aerial photo ©2012
   – Plans for massive contruction & huge new roads at LANL as part of plutonium pit production, interview with Greg Mello, Cultural Energy, Aug 14, 2019
   – National lab details $13B in building plans over next decade, Associated Press, Aug 17, 2019
   –"Ending enchantment: LANL’s plans for plutonium pit production and weapons expansion," presentation in Taos, Aug 23, 2019
   – Included charts about plutonium pit spending with a short explanation, Aug 27, 2019
   – Video of Presentation in Taos, 47 min, Aug 23, 2019
   – Los Alamos lab plans $5 billion of work on old [and new] buildings over 5 years, Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug 26, 2019
   – Radioactive & Hazardous Waste Committee Hears From LANL, Los Alamos Reporter, Aug 28, 2019
   – Los Alamos Study Group to host town hall meeting on Los Alamos lab expansion, press release, Sep 6, 2019
   – Better Connections To Santa Fe And Albuquerque Discussed In Recent LANL All-Hands Meetings, Los Alamos Reporter, Jul 9, 2019
   – NM State Road 594, Santa Fe to Los Alamos Corridor Study, Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Sep 18, 1990 (h/t to Los Alamos Reporter)

Selected materials presented at the LANL Subcontractor's Forum, Aug 8, 2019, received via FOIA by LASG:
 – LANL Comprehensive Site Plan, slides (redacted)
 – LANL Future Land Acquistion & Development, slides (redacted)
 – LANL Vision for Future Campus, slides (redacted)
 – LANL Future Campus, video, Aug 27, 2019

 • Report: LANL’s beryllium safety inadequately supervised, Albuquerque Journal, Aug 26, 2019
  – Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program Assessment at LANL, Aug 2019
 • LANL Plans Expansion of Nuclear Work: What If?, Retake Our Democracy, Aug 22, 2019
 • Plans for plutonium pit production at LANL as part of a more than a trillion dollar weapons program, interview with Greg Mello, Cultural Energy, Jul 16, 2019
 • Feds will do ‘supplement’ environmental review for pits at LANL, Albuquerque Journal, Jun 10, 2019
 • The Pits-Thermonuclear Triggers-Slated for SRS Production, Metro Spirit, Jun 6, 2019
 • Study questions whether LANL, DOE can meet ‘pits’ production goal, Albuquerque Journal, May 21, 2019
 • Government workers were kept in the dark about their toxic workplace, National Catholic Reporter, May 20, 2019
 • Editorial: LANL leaders must make safety the lab’s top mission, Albuquerque Journal, May 16, 2019
 • Study casts doubt on ‘extremely challenging’ NNSA pit plans, Energy Daily, May 14, 2019
 • Report: LANL flubs nuclear safety efforts, Associated Press, May 1, 2019
 • Regulators: Los Alamos lab nuclear safety effort falls short, Associated Press, Apr 30, 2019
 • Safety problems remain at Los Alamos National Laboratory, report finds, Santa Fe New Mexican, Apr 30, 2019
 • Report: LANL nuclear safety falls short, Albuquerque Journal, Apr 29, 2019
   – Assessment of the Management of Nuclear Safety Issues at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, DOE-Office of Enterprise Assessments, Apr 2019
• Greg Mello, increases in the budget for the military & nuclear weapons & the current climate crisis, Cultural Energy, Mar 27, 2019
 • Trump request contains funding for LANL upgrades, projects, Los Alamos Monitor, Mar 15, 2019
 • Nuclear safety board cites safety concerns in reduced role, Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb 22, 2019
    – Greg Mello comment
 •  NNSA officer: Making 80 pits per year at New Mexico hub would be ‘very high risk’, Aiken Standard, Feb 19, 2019
 • U.S. withdraws from INF treaty, setting off arms race, Radio Sputnik, Loud & Clear, Feb 1, 2019
 • Nuclear board sees no quick fix for LANL safety issues, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jan 17, 2019

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