Demolition of the shuttered vitrification facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project near Buffalo, N.Y., got underway last week, according to the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management (EM).
The West Valley Demonstration Project involves…
Morning Briefing - September 19, 2017
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September 19, 2017
Demolition of West Valley Vitrification Plant Starts
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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 🔓