Sellafield Ltd. yesterday selected a joint venture of AREVA, Mace and Atkins (a.m.a.) as the preferred bidder for the Silos Direct-encapsulation Plant Project at Sellafield. The a.m.a. joint venture will complete the engineering design, procurement, construction, and commissioning related activities for the facility. When complete, SDP will process nuclear waste recovered from the Magnox Swaf Storage Silo, one of the oldest nuclear waste silos on the Sellafield site, and package it to make it ready for long term storage. Sellafield Ltd will now enter a period of Preferred Bidder Clarification and confirmation of commitment with a.m.a. while the contract is finalized and all legal processes are completed. The final contract award will require approval from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
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 🔓