The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to file its version of the FY2013 Defense Authorization Act today, publicly releasing details of its markup for the first time. The committee completed its markup of the bill 10 days ago, matching the Administration’s requests for the NNSA’s weapons program and nonproliferation account as well as DOE’s Office of Environmental Management, though it did break with the Administration and authorize funding for the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement-Nuclear Facility planned for Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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 🔓