Jeremy L. Dillon
RW Monitor
1/17/2014
EnergySolutions and Waste Control Specialists each remain on track to receive new Type-B casks— capable of shipping Class B and C low-level radioactive waste—in the first quarter of this year, spokesmen for both companies said this week. EnergySolutions, which owns and operates the four Type-B casks that currently service the U.S. nuclear industry, received Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval for four new 8-120B type B packages in August 2012, but delays in fabrication have pushed the delivery of the casks back from an original spring 2013 delivery date. The new casks fill a glaring industry need as only four casks are currently in rotation to ship Class B and C low-level waste. Waste Control Specialists’ Type-B cask order delivery is also still on track for the first quarter, according to WCS spokesman Chuck McDonald. WCS partnered with Robatel for its casks. It currently does not have any Type-B casks in operation.
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 🔓