Plutonium hotspots appear along tribal lands, hiking trails, city streets and the Rio Grande River, a watchdog group finds Searchlight New Mexico, by Alicia Inez Guzmán, April 25, 2024 For years, the public had no clear picture of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s plutonium footprint. Had the ubiquitous plutonium at LANL infiltrated the soil? The water? Had…
A group of anti-nuclear activists used data from Los Alamos National Laboratory to map places where plutonium contamination has been found in areas near the lab. Nuclear Watch New Mexico says that the data indicates plutonium contamination has migrated through the subsurface and into important water sources. The group called for comprehensive cleanup at LANL.
Utah Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney have proposed legislation to extend compensation to people exposed to fallout after U.S. weapons tests, but some advocates say it undermines a broader bill.