The Department of Energy and state of Washington have reached agreement on proposed new Tri-Party Agreement milestones for solid waste at the Hanford Site. The Tri-Party Agencies will consider adopting the changes after a public meeting and public comment period. Following revisions five years ago, DOE has asked the state to again revisit the M-091 series of milestones covering mixed low–level and mixed transuranic waste due to the shutdown of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. The proposed new milestones are intended to give DOE more flexibility to deal with the waste until the repository is operating again and Hanford waste is allowed to be sent there.
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 🔓