Bush’s Nuclear Posture Review, The Plan To Make Nuke Weapons Usable, 2002

Bush’s Nuclear Posture Review,  The Plan To Make Nuke Weapons Usable (2002 flashback) () The push for a nuclear pit production facility, and Carlsbad’s attempt to secure it back in 2002, can be traced to new nuclear weapons policies under Bush.  The Bush administration ordered the creation of contingency plans to have nuclear weapons that [...]

Carlsbad, After WIPP, Chases for More Atomic Pork With Plutonium Pit Facility

Carlsbad, After WIPP, Chases for More Atomic Pork With Plutonium Pit Facility () The decision to locate the WIPP underground nuclear waste disposal facility at Carlsbad was done not because it was the best place to store it from a scientific perspective, but because of political reasons.  Carlsbad was selected after other communities rejected it, [...]

Johnson Atoll Nuclear Contamination and WIPP

Johnson Atoll Nuclear Contamination and WIPP () An article in the New York Times by Katherine Seelye, republished in the local Albuquerque Tribune, talks about the radioactive contamination of Johnson Atoll, and the possibility of shipping the contaminants to WIPP.  Johnson Atoll was previously used for nuclear testing. Johnson Atoll is made up of four [...]

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Nuclear Waste Depository in New Mexico

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Nuclear Waste Depository in New Mexico () WIPP stands for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.  It is 26 miles east of Carlsbad, New Mexico, in the Southeastern part of the state.  It is designed to hold transuranic waste, mostly plutonium-based, from the nations nuclear weapons labs, and the only permanent waste [...]