The Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina said June 17 it has removed waste from two more radioactive waste tanks at the 310-square-mile facility near the Georgia state line.
Tanks 11 and 15 are the fourth and fifth waste tanks in 12 months…
Weapons Complex Monitor Vol. 36 No. 26
Visit Archives | Return to Issue PDF
Visit Archives | Return to Issue PDF
Weapons Complex Monitor
Article 5 of 7
July 01, 2025
DOE makes headway on emptying SRS tanks
Partner Content
Jobs
Social Feed
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 🔓