by Janiece Jonsin | Nov 6, 2020 | NMELC in the News
Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. It emits beta radiation, which can be very dangerous if inhaled. Like other forms of ionizing radiation, tritium can cause cancer, genetic mutations and birth defects, and assorted other adverse health effects. So it is...
by Janiece Jonsin | Oct 28, 2020 | NMELC in the News
Area residents expressed concerns this week about the potential health hazards of releasing radioactive vapors into the atmosphere from four barrels of tritium-laced waste stored at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Most who spoke during a virtual forum Tuesday hosted...
by Janiece Jonsin | Jul 30, 2020 | NMELC in the News
As the country reels from the spread of the novel coronavirus, federal regulators say they can’t keep up with the enforcement of environmental laws. They’re also mounting a push-back campaign against press reports and lawmakers who questioned the new...
by Janiece Jonsin | May 16, 2020 | Letter to the Editor, NMELC in the News
By Charles de Saillan in the Santa Fe New Mexican “A ball of confusion,” the Temptations sang in 1970, “that’s what the world is today, hey, hey.” Fifty years later, amid COVID-19, those lyrics ring eerily true. On March 26, the Environmental Protection Agency added...
by Janiece Jonsin | Apr 29, 2020 | NMELC in the News
As the country reels from the spread of the novel coronavirus, federal regulators say they can’t keep up with the enforcement of environmental laws. They’re also mounting a push-back campaign against press reports and lawmakers who questioned the new policy. Last...
by Janiece Jonsin | Mar 25, 2020 | NMELC in the News
“Los Alamos National Laboratory will release radioactive vapors into the atmosphere to ventilate several barrels of tritium-tainted waste generated during the Cold War … Lab personnel will ventilate one container at a time and filter the released vapors through...
