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Working for the abolition of all nuclear weapons by moral and political persuasion together with like-minded groups throughout the world, from the final assembly point for all U.S. nuclear weapons (the Pantex Plant).
Nuclear Fallout Ignores State Lines
EL PASO TIMES / Lon Burnam [Convener of The Peace Farm Board] and Istra Fuhrmann – Guest columnists Early in the morning of July 16, 1945, native El Pasoan Barbara Kent was thrown out of her bunk bed at… Read More
Texas is one step closer to housing tons of nuclear waste. What that means for DFW
BY HALEY SAMSEL SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 | THE STAR TELEGRAM Outside of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Arlington office on Monday, a dozen protesters spoke out against what they saw as the inevitable: The commission was going to approve… Read More
Texas bans storage of highly radioactive waste, but a West Texas facility may get a license from the feds anyway
The new law may soon be in conflict with federal regulators. A decision from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on one company’s license could come as early as Monday. BY ERIN DOUGLAS SEPT. 10, 2021 texastribune.org Gov. Greg Abbott on… Read More
Texas Legislature votes against nuclear waste dumping in rare bipartisan agreement
“These strong bipartisan votes are a clear message from the Texas Legislature to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that when it comes to storage of deadly radioactive waste in Texas, we don’t want it. We hope the bill… Read More
Protesting Nuclear Weapons in New Mexico
On Friday, August 6th, Peace Farm members Lon Burnam and Sophia Stroud took part in the weekly protest with several other groups in Santa Fe against LANL signing a 10-year lease (for the former Descartes building) to establish itself “permanently”… Read More
The Secret ‘White Trains’ That Carried Nuclear Weapons Around the U.S.
For as long as the United States has had nuclear weapons, officials have struggled with how to transport the destructive technology. “The epicenter of nuclear transit was the Pantex Plant, about 17 miles outside of downtown Amarillo, Texas, a… Read More
“Pantex Completes Warhead Program”
MISLEADING ARTICLE TITLE in print in Amarillo Globe News on Sunday, following an official statement made July 13, 2021: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/nnsa-completes-first-production-unit-w88-alteration-370 Pantex did not “complete” a warhead program. It merely produced the “First Production Unit.” “This major milestone for DOE/NNSA, the Department of… Read More
These activists think they have solution to Texas’ nuclear waste problem
June 8, 2021 | Midland Reporter-Telegram Caitlin Randle, crandle@mrt.com Two activists have met with Midland leaders, including representatives from Fasken Oil and Ranch, County Commissioner Randy Prude and U.S. Rep. August Pfluger, to discuss what they see as… Read More
Modernization: The Mainspring of NNSA FY 2022 Budget Request in the Form of Ballooning SRS Pit Costs
By Sophia Stroud The National Nuclear Security Administration’s detailed fiscal year 2022 budget request was (partially) unveiled last week on Friday, May 28, in the evening before a long holiday weekend. The Biden Administration’s total NNSA FY22 budget… Read More
BIDEN 2023 DEFENSE BUDGET – top line #s
PANTEX PLANT FY21 BUDGET GRAPH (click to enlarge)
Last Updated: April 6, 2022 by cpanel02
Why You Should Care about the Expanding WIPP Mission
‘More than 1,000’ New Mexicans call State to oppose plutonium plan at nuclear waste site Cindy Weehler gave a powerful speech during the March 1, 2022 press conference at the New Mexico Capitol about why you should care… Read More