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Facing theft charges in two states, DOE spent fuel lead Brinton out of a job
The Department of Energy’s point-person for nuclear waste issues is out of a job this week after being implicated in a pair of brazen luggage thefts at airports in Minnesota and Nevada, according to reports. Sam Brinton, who had been DOE’s deputy assistant secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition since June 19, is no longer working at the agency, a spokesperson told several news outlets including the Daily Beast Monday.  A DOE spokesperson did not respond to repeated requests for confirmation by deadline Friday. Brinton is no longer listed on an organization chart for the agency’s Office of Nuclear Energy. News of Brinton’s departure comes as the non-binary-identified former…		 Upcoming Events

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Hanford liquid effluent facility prepped for increased use during vitrification
A contractor readiness review at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state has concluded the Liquid Effluent Retention Facility is about ready to start operations as a hazard category 3 nuclear facility, according to a Defense Nuclear Facilities…
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Bechtel group promises stability for incumbent WIPP workforce
The incoming Bechtel National prime for the Departments of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico expects to get most of its hiring done by mid-January, according to the new contractor website. “We are working diligently to complete the…
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Orano finishes dismantling, packaging Vermont Yankee reactor
Orano USA has finished dismantling and packaging the main reactor unit at a Vermont nuclear power plant under decommissioning, the company announced this week. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station’s single boiling-water reactor has been completely segmented and all irradiated components…
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Final 2023 budget bill at least a week away, but compromise defense authorization sets up big funding increase at NNSA
Congress passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act and a short-term spending bill this week, clearing the way for a long-term 2023 appropriations bill that would give Department of Energy nuclear programs budget stability through October. The National Defense Authorization…
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