Nuclear Waste Partnership, prime contractor for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico, has completed the penultimate review standing in the way of reopening the nation’s only permanent disposal facility for transuranic waste in December.
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Morning Briefing - November 02, 2016
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November 02, 2016
WIPP Contractor Completes Critical Review, Keeping Hope Alive for December Reopening
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NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓