Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman is expected to announce today his plans to leave DOE, effective this fall, Weapons Complex Morning Briefing has learned. Poneman has served as the No. 2 official in the Department for the past five years, having been confirmed by the Senate to serve as Deputy Secretary in May 2009. He also briefly served as acting Secretary of Energy from April 23, 2013, to May 21, 2013.
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 🔓