Los Alamos National Laboratory shut down some operations at its Lujan Neutron Scattering Center at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center after an incident discovered Saturday in which workers were contaminated with Technetium-99. The lab called in the Department of Energy’s Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) team after acknowledging in a statement that some of the dozen workers affected “tracked small amounts of Technetium-99 off-site.” The lab did not release details on the levels of off-site contamination, or where the off-site contamination occurred.
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 🔓