What’s New
Tri-Valley CAREs Submitted Comments on DOE’s Notice of New Categorical Exclusion for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
At the beginning of February, the Department of Energy (DOE) released a notice of its new categorical exclusion for authorization, siting, construction, operation, reauthorization, and decommissioning of advanced nuclear reactors to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures.
As Tri-Valley CAREs Takes a Leadership Role in the California Environmental Justice Coalition, We Look Back While Moving Forward
Tri-Valley CAREs is pleased to share that our Environmental Program Manager, Anoushka Raj, has been invited to join the board of the California Environmental Justice Coalition (CEJC)!
Performance Report Illuminates Livermore Pit Production Role and New Warhead Delays
The just released National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reports evaluating contractor performance reveal serious scheduling delays on Livermore Lab’s nuclear warhead programs that will likely lead to cost overruns, detail the plutonium pit production support...
Federal Agency Decision Expands Nuclear Dangers at Livermore Lab
The United States’ dangerous nuclear arms racing just took another step forward. The federal agency that owns Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory released a Record of Decision (ROD) in the Federal Register on February 20th that entrenches - and markedly expands –...
Will you be our Valentine?
Valentine’s Day reminds us not only of romantic love but also of our love for peace, justice and our beautiful earth. This is an abiding love we know you share. Here at Tri-Valley CAREs, we want to offer you our deepest appreciation for all you do - and to extend that...
Radioactive Iodine Exposure Under Review
One LLNL Employee Affected; DOE Says Below Levels of Concern By David Jen | The Independent LIVERMORE — The Department of Energy (DOE) has recently announced that it is investigating an incident in which an employee of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was...
Livermore Lab Investigated by the Department of Energy for a Contamination Problem, Both On and Offsite at Workers Private Homes
In a January 24th letter sent by the Department of Energy’s Office of Enterprise Assessments to Lawrence Livermore National Security…
Nuke treaty anniversary observed with calls for U.S. ratification
By MARILYN BECHTEL, | People's World San Francisco LIVERMORE, Calif. – As workers entered the west gate of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on the morning of Jan. 21, they were greeted by protesters displaying 8-foot banners declaring, “World to U.S.:...
“Doomsday Clock” Remains Close To Midnight as Global Threats, like Nuclear War, Persist
In its annual announcement this week, the formidable Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist called upon its Executive Chair, former CA governor Jerry Brown, along with Bill Nye the Science Guy, famous for his long standing educational science TV show, to reset the “Doomsday...
Ongoing Problems with Safety Implementation at Livermore Lab Identified By Regulators, Again…
Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s Superblock is home to its Plutonium Facility, which is a couple of hundred yards from the fence line and is visible from nearby homes. Recently the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), an independent federal agency with...
‘Baniversary’ Gathering at Livermore Lab Gates Brings Attention to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
On January 22, 2024, the third anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Tri-Valley CAREs members…
Celebrate the 3rd “Baniversary” of the TPNW with Us!
January 22, 2024 marks the third anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Sixty-nine countries have ratified the Treaty so far, with additional countries undertaking that process this year. The TPNW currently has...
Tri-Valley CAREs Celebrated its 40th Anniversary!
On December 6th, Tri-Valley CAREs gathered to celebrate our 40 years of work on our goals of peace, justice and the environment.
Urgent! Sign and Send a Comment on the Final Site-Wide EIS for Livermore Lab
On November 3, 2023 the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) released the Final Site Wide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS) for Continued Operations of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Of note, the document does not clarify which of the two...
Giving Tuesday
Season's Greetings, Tri-Valley CAREs' year may be wrapping up, but our work pursuing peace, justice and a healthy environment is as busy as ever! With our 40th Anniversary Party coming up (you are invited), the Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for...
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – States Parties Meet Next Week at the United Nations to Strengthen the Ban!
From Monday, November 27th to Friday, December 1st, the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will meet at the United Nations in New York to review progress on the treaty's implementation and agree on further action to strengthen it. The...
House Armed Services Hearing on Dangerous Strategic Posture Report – Wednesday 11/15
Due to concern about a perceived growing nuclear threat from our “adversaries” Russia and China, Congress inserted in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act a mandate to establish a “Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States.” Made up...
ALERT: Lab Environmental Plan Increases Nuclear Danger & Airborne Releases
Today the National Nuclear Security Administration released the Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operations of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (SWEIS) that purports to analyze all of the potential impact to the environment of the Lab...
Tri-Valley CAREs Joins Call to Support the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
The progression toward a renewed nuclear arms race took another step forward today when Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law withdrawing Russia's ratification of the global treaty banning nuclear weapons tests. "Russia's action will only serve to set back...
Tri-Valley CAREs 40th Anniversary Celebration
TRI-VALLEY CAREs is proud to announce its 40th Anniversary! 2023 marks 40 years since a dedicated group of Livermore and Tracy residents gathered around a kitchen table and decided to form a watchdog organization. It was 1983, and this group believed that the...
40 @ 40! A Sampler of Accomplishments
On the happy occasion of our 40th anniversary, we invite you to contemplate 40 of our successes through the years. We conducted original research and produced reports that have been cited by delegates to the United Nations, U.S. members of Congress, major media...
Tri-Valley CAREs Lays Out Its Annual Strategic Plan
Tri-Valley CAREs board and staff met for a half day strategic planning session in late September. We started by discussing our accomplishments and shortcomings from the past year. We then discussed our strengths and weaknesses as an organization as we move forward. This was followed by a discussion about strategic opportunities and threats in the coming year…
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Executive Director Scott Yundt talks with Chris Nelson on the KZFR Chico Peace and Justice Hour
October 6, 2023 - Scott Yundt (Tri-Valley CAREs) LISTEN HERE ► CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL POSTS >
New Opportunity to Cut Funds for Plutonium Pits and the W87-1 Warhead
Dear Tri-Valley CAREs members and friends, Here is a time-critical opportunity for you to influence the federal nuclear weapons budget. Because the government did not shut down, the House scheduled vote for today and tomorrow on H.R. 4394, the House Energy and Water...
Take Action to Support the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Today!
After years of advocacy from affected communities and advocacy groups, legislative action to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is closer than ever to victory. RECA provides partial compensation to communities across the country harmed by...
We Remember California Senator Dianne Feinstein
Today, as we learn of the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein, we want to take a moment to reflect upon Tri-Valley CAREs’ long working relationship with her and her staff. Senator Feinstein leaves a long, immensely consequential, and complex legacy. Tri-Valley CAREs’...
Contained Firing Facility Accident at Livermore Lab
Tri-Valley CAREs recently uncovered the details of a serious accident at Livermore Lab’s Site 300 High Explosives Testing Facility outside of Tracy, California. Upon detonation, an over-pressurized experiment exploded beyond expectation and caught fire in the...
Bay Area Groups Mark Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Livermore Lab with Program Honoring Daniel Ellsberg and New Film Debut (Link is below…)
On the morning of Friday, August 4th, as thousands of employees drove past on their way into Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory…
KPFA News Interviews TVC: “Peace activists rally at Livermore Laboratory for nuclear disarmament, ahead of 78th anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima”
Peace activists rally at Livermore Laboratory for nuclear disarmament, ahead of 78th anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima – Interviews with Scott Yundt and Marylia Kelley
Media Adv: Lab Hiroshima vigil to honor Ellsberg, Debut film
Contacts: Marylia Kelley, Tri-Valley CAREs, 925.255.3589 (cell) Grace Morizawa, Asian-Americans for Peace & Justice, 510.289.1285 For immediate release, August 2, 2023 Bay Area Groups to Mark Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Livermore Lab with Program Honoring Daniel...
August 4 Updates: Gathering at Livermore Lab; and Link for Daniel Ellsberg Tribute Film
We invite you to mark the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with Tri-Valley CAREs and other peace and justice groups that are part of the Livermore Conversion Project. Our 2023 event features a vigil at the Livermore Lab West Gate and a film tribute to...
Join us on Friday, August 4 at the Livermore Lab
We invite you to mark the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the Livermore Conversion Project, a collaborative of Bay Area peace groups including Tri-Valley CAREs. At this years’ event at the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab we will honor the life of our...