Plaintiffs Tour the Savannah River Site’s Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Plant, Most Expensive Building in U.S. History is Key to New Nuclear Arms Race

by Tanvi Kardile | Apr 22, 2026 | Featured Press Release, Nuclear Weapons, Press Releases

South Carolina Environmental Law Project Savannah River Site Watch Nuclear Watch New Mexico  Tri-Valley CAREs  Union of Concerned Scientists Plaintiffs Tour the Savannah River Site’s Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Plant, Most Expensive Building in U.S. History is Key to...

Draft PEIS Released! Livermore Public Hearing May 12

by Tanvi Kardile | Apr 21, 2026 | Blog, Environmental Justice, Featured Blog, Nuclear Weapons

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is coming to Livermore on May 12 to hear oral public comments about its nationwide plutonium pit production plan, in which Livermore Lab will be doing plutonium pit support work. To prepare, we will hold a Virtual...

Trumping the Budget: New Warheads and Plutonium Pits

by Marylia Kelley | Apr 21, 2026 | Blog, Blog Main Right, Featured Blog, Nuclear Weapons

Tri-Valley CAREs’ Analysis of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request – Part Three, Livermore Lab’s New Warheads   The Administration released its Fiscal Year 2027 budget request to Congress on Friday, April 3rd. Our...

Tri-Valley CAREs Joins Forces to Challenge “Permitting Reform” Legislation that Opens the Door for More Plutonium at Livermore Lab Without Public Input

by Scott Yundt | Apr 16, 2026 | Blog, Blog Main Right, Environmental Justice, Featured Blog, Nuclear Weapons

One of Tri-Valley CAREs mottos is “speaking truth to power.” But when the power is concentrated behind closed-doors in Washington, DC and inside a classified nuclear weapons laboratory, carrying out this motto is a challenge.  Few opportunities exist for members of...

Livermore Lab Budget Request Tops $3 Billion

by Scott Yundt | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog, Blog Main Right, Featured Blog, Nuclear Weapons

Huge Increase for “Modernizing” Nuclear Weapons Production; Science Budget Slashed The administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been released, and it is staggering. The one-year funding request for...

Livermore Lab’s Annual Report Card Reveals Expanded Plutonium Pit Work — and Persistent Safety Failures

by Tanvi Kardile | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog, Blog Main Right, Featured Blog, Nuclear Weapons

What NNSA’s FY 2025 Performance Evaluation Report Tells Us About Lawrence Livermore Lab Every year, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) quietly publishes a report card for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), managed by Lawrence...