Tag Archives: National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Low-flying helicopter to measure radiation in Berkeley via Berkeleyside

Posted on 2015/09/01 by norma field

According to a statement published by the city of Berkeley, the helicopter is expected to fly over San Francisco, Pacifica, Berkeley and Oakland between Tuesday, Sept. 1, and Sunday, Sept. 6. The helicopter is slated to be in Berkeley on … Continue reading →

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Radiation Leak Linked to Los Alamos; Do We Really Want Biological Agents There? via Indian Country

Posted on 2014/10/03 by norma field

The cause of the radiation leak at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico, is still unresolved, but we know that it started with Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) and ended at the WIPP, shutting that facility down … Continue reading →

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Feds Conducting Radiation Survey in Boston Before Marathon via The Weekly Standard

Posted on 2014/04/17 by norma field

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will spend the four days leading up to the Boston Marathon conducting a helicopter-based survey to measure naturally occurring background radiation in a ten square mile area west of downtown Boston. The measurements are … Continue reading →

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The uranium processing fiasco via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2014/01/11 by norma field

Peter Stockton, Lydia Dennett The Energy Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are up to their old tricks again, convincing Congress and taxpayers alike to spend billions of dollars on yet another poorly designed and mismanaged construction project. … Continue reading →

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