A driver was injured when a truck tipped onto its side and spilled contaminated soil Tuesday at Hanford, according to Washington Closure Hanford. A semi-tractor was pulling a load with a 25-ton capacity roll-off container loaded with soil contaminated with lead from D Area. It was on Route 3 North headed toward the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility in central Hanford when the accident occurred. The driver was taken to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland and was expected to be held there overnight, but his injuries did not appear to be life threatening. A fixative was applied to the spilled soil, which had no radioactive contamination, and cleanup of the soil was planned to begin the next day. Washington Closure is continuing to investigate the accident. No cause has been determined, but patches of freezing fog did make some roads in the Hanford region icy Tuesday.
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 🔓