The Office of River Protection and Savannah River Site Congressional Nuclear Cleanup Caucus briefings are scheduled for this week. The ORP briefing is set for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at 1334 Longworth House Office Building and is expected to include presentations from DOE officials at Hanford and contractors Washington River Protection Solutions and Bechtel National, Inc. The Savannah River briefing is set for Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. and is expected to include presentations from DOE-SR and contractors Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Savannah River Remediation and Parsons.
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 🔓