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A Third Attempt at Consent-Based Siting for High-Level Radioactive Waste
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Tuesday November 30th, the DOE held a press conference to announce a third attempt to find communities, sovereign tribal nations, or local or state governments to host an interim federal storage facility for high-level radioactive waste from commercial nuclear reactors. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ccnsupdate/supportPublic Comments Needed for Public Hearing on WIPP Panel 8
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DOE has raised the height of the underground waste disposal Panel 8 from 13 feet to 16 feet in violation of the Permit. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ccnsupdate/supportDon't miss an episode of “CCNS Update” and subscribe to it in the GetPodcast app.
Appeal Filed Against NMED Approval of the New Shaft at WIPP
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On October 27th, New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney granted the DOE and its contractor, Nuclear Waste Partnership, the latest approval requested to expand WIPP. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ccnsupdate/supportN3B Puts Profits before the Public's Concerns about Permit Renewal at LANL
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The public learned this week that DOE asked the LANL cleanup contractor, N3B, to request that the NM Environment Department move 19 hazardous wast sites from one part of the hazardous waste permit to another. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ccnsupdate/supportCOP26 and Nuclear Power: Direct Support for Nuclear Weapons
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Our colleague, Linda Pentz Gunter, has written a brilliant piece about the connections between nuclear power and nuclear weapons. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ccnsupdate/supportDOE's Santa Came Early: NMED Approves FOREVER WIPP
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NMED granted the Department of Energy approval to excavate and use new Shaft No. 5 and its associated drifts in the WIPP Underground. Essentially ensuring Forever WIPP. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ccnsupdate/supportWIPP Shipments Stopped Due to Maintenance Problems at Site
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Due to on-going maintenance problems in the underground disposal facility, WIPP requested an extension of time from NMED to store waste in the Waste Handling Building. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ccnsupdate/supportSanta Fe County Nuclear Waste Emergency Response Town Hall Tuesday October 19th
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In response to community concerns about the proposed increased shipments of more dangerous forms of plutonium along New Mexico State Road 599, Santa Fe County District 2 Commissioner Anna Hansen will host a Nuclear Waste Emergency Response Town Hall Tuesday October 19th from 6 - 7:30 PM. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ccnsupdate/supportNew Mexico Governor's WIPP Task Force Holds Meeting
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For the first time in 3 years, the New Mexico Governor's WIPP Task Force met October 6th. WIPP = Waste Isolation Pilot Plant DOE = Department of Energy NAS = National Academies of Science GAO = Government Accountability Office --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ccnsupdate/supportWIPP Expansion Continues; Public Comments on Proposed Panels 11 and 12 Due Monday, October 4th
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When will the New Mexico Environment Department acknowledge the DOE's proposals for WIPP as expansion? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ccnsupdate/support
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