A story in the Feb. 17 issue of Weapons Complex Monitor (“DOE IDs First Five Sites to Ship to WIPP,” Volume 28, No. 7) should have said there are 14,000 cubic meters of transuranic waste at the Idaho National Laboratory. Waste shipped from Idaho is ultimately projected to take up about 22,000 cubic meters once packaged in containers for permanent disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
Weapons Complex Monitor Vol. 28 No. 8
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February 24, 2017
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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 🔓