After having its startup pushed back a number of times, the Sodium-Bearing Waste Treatment Facility at the Department of Energy’s Idaho site finally began operation yesterday. The facility is intended to treat the approximately 900,000 gallons of liquid waste by the end of this year to meet an Idaho Settlement Agreement commitment. According to DOE, the facility will undergo “a controlled, phased startup” with the full treatment of the waste expected to take seven-to-eight months to complete.
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 🔓