The Energy Department just made one plutonium pit. Making more is uncertain

by Sophie Stroud | Oct 10, 2024 | Blog, New Bomb Plants, Nuclear Weapons, TVC in the News

“A federal court ruling: Coinciding with NNSA’s announcement of the first diamond-stamped pit, a US District Court ruled that the Energy Department and the NNSA violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to properly consider alternatives...

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Sites Violated Rules, Judge Finds

by Sophie Stroud | Oct 4, 2024 | New Bomb Plants, Nuclear Weapons, TVC in the News

By Matthew Impelli, Newsweek A federal judge ruled this week that some nuclear weapons sites in the U.S. do violate environmental regulations. On Thursday, a federal judge ruled that the National Nuclear Security Administration violated environmental regulations by...

‘Significant Victory’: Court Rules Planned Plutonium Pits for New Nukes Violate US Law

by Sophie Stroud | Oct 3, 2024 | New Bomb Plants, Nuclear Weapons, TVC in the News

“Public scrutiny is especially important because the activities at issue here, by their very nature, result in the production of dangerous weapons and extensive amounts of toxic and radioactive waste,” a plaintiffs’ lawyer said. By Olivia Rosane,...

US nuclear weapon production sites violated environmental rules, federal judge decides

by Sophie Stroud | Oct 3, 2024 | New Bomb Plants, Nuclear Weapons, TVC in the News

A U.S. Judge has ruled that the National Nuclear Security Administration failed to properly evaluate its expansion of plutonium pit production at two sites in New Mexico and South Carolina in violation of environmental regulations MORGAN LEE Associated Press, ABC News...

Watchdog group describes fire damage at Site 300

by Scott Yundt | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog, Environmental Justice, TVC in the News

By Bob Brownne / Tracy Press The Corral Fire that burned 14,168 acres south of Interstate 580 in early June also did significant damage to Site 300, where the blaze reportedly started, and to the infrastructure dedicated to the federally-mandated cleanup of the...

Meeting with LLNL Gives Insight on Corral Fire

by Raiza Marciscano-Bettis | Aug 22, 2024 | TVC in the News

On June 1, the Corral Fire began to burn just south of Tracy, California. The size of the fire quickly grew to cover 14,168 acres and burned a portion of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Site 300 High Explosives Testing Range. The cause of the fire is...